Activities of Marlene MIZZI related to 2015/2329(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that the Europe for Citizens’ National Contact Points (NCPs) have an important role in raising awareness and providing support and guidance to potential applicants (in particular first-time applicants in target countries), as well as European and national associations of local and regional government and civil society organisations;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CRegarding the decisive role played by this programme as a prerequisite for citizens' participation in the democratic life of the Union, considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %), as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 % substantial increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a higher target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 3500 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF, which only represent 1 € per citizen;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that another source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget and asks Member States to be more involved in the financial support to these projects;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user-friendly communication portal (one- stop-shop online platform), also accessible to persons with disabilities; recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends as well the creation of an online platform for the main organisations working in the field of citizenship and benefiting from the programme in order to pool good practices, reinforce capacities and strengthen visibility once projects finish;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower, in particular young people, persons with disabilities and vulnerable people;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to increase even more its efforts on the administrative simplification, considering that formal requirements are sometimes difficult to overcome for particularly small organisations that should not be discriminated against for bureaucratic reasons;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the strong focus on citizens and societal aspects of the EU, allowing EU institutions to directly engage with civil society on the ground; highlights within the priorities of the programme the importance of projects focused on current challenges for Europe, on issues such as migration, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue; invites the Commission and Member States to strengthen the links between the programme's priorities and the policies linked to European citizenship as well as the daily life of European citizens;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to encourage projects presenting new formats of discussion with citizens, in an attractive format and style, presenting multidimensional approach;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need to enrich the programme with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision-making, in a way that contributes to empowering citizens to make use of their rights, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and in neighbouring countries on the European values;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co- legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective, and considers it to be a necessary precondition for any future discussion with the European Parliament on that matter;