4 Amendments of Keith TAYLOR related to 2011/2317(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the main concerns relating to the general theme of the environment are the poor and often misguided application by Member States and their sub-national entities of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive4 and the Waste Framework Directive5 ; whereas petitions alleging breaches of the Birds and Habitats Directives often raise concerns of serious biodiversity loss as a result of major projects planned in Natura 2000 sites and petitions on water management have revealed grave cases of pollution as well as raised concerns over possible impacts of projects on the sustainability and quality of aquatic resources;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas many petitions have claimed that EU funds have been misused or misappropriated and others allege malfunctioning in the EU administration including conflicts of interest within influential agencies or call for changes in EU policies such as the authorisation of GMOs or the use of nuclear energy;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, therefore, that this role and responsibility should lead Parliament to consider ways of revitalising this fundamental part of parliamentary work both in terms of its visibility and in terms of improving its ability to raise issues of importance to European citizens in plenary, as well as by reinforcing its competence to call witnesses and investigate more independently issues raised by citizens; invites its Bureau to consider measures to this effect, including the possibility of organising on-site field hearings on important petitions;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Parliament's decision to develop a much more practical and visible petitions portal on its website, which will facilitate access for citizens to the petitions process, provide them with information and allow them to submit petitions in a more user-friendly environment and sign electronically in support of petitions; considers that this portal should also provide practical links to other forms of redress which are available at European and national or regional level;