2 Amendments of Virginie ROZIÈRE related to 2014/2257(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes that more than six million EU citizens have participated in a Citizens’ Initiative and that only three initiatives, namely ‘Right2Water’, ‘One of Us’ and ‘Stop Vivisection’, were successfuldeemed admissible; points, however, to the various practical difficulties which the organisers have encountered since the entry into force of the regulation in April 2012;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls on the Commission to ensure comprehensive support, including non- binding legal advice – for example, by credesignating a clearly identified point of contact responsible for the Citizens’ Initiative in the Commission representations in all Member States – in view of the difficulty faced by organisers in identifying the relevant treaty and legal provisions on which to base a valid initiative;