Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2014/2257(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that a conflict of interest might arise from the application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 given that the Commission, to which ECIs are submitted, is also the institution that verifies their admissibility; considers that the registration procedure should be amended so that the admissibility of ECIs is no longer verified by the Commission but by an independent public body;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Commission refused to register the Stop TTIP ECI on the grounds that it was not covered by the scope of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011; stresses, however, that a mandate for the negotiation of a trade agreement will in due course be reflected in EU law, and that a legal solution needs to be found to enable European citizens to have a real influence on the EU’s trade policy choices;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that the scope of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 should be clarified and extended; calls on the Commission to include in its future proposal amending Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 the option for European citizens to launch Citizens’ Initiatives with a view to bringing about Treaty amendments in accordance with Article 48 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to undertake to propose a legislative act every time an ECI meets the conditions laid down in Article 2(1) and Article 7 of the Regulation; calls, where the Commission fails to submit a legislative proposal within 12 months, for Parliament’s relevant committee to launch an own- initiative report; calls on the European Parliament to modify its Rules of Procedure accordingly;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines its position that the automatic link between the registration of a Citizens’ Initiative and the starting date of the twelve-month period for the collection of statements of support should be removed, so that the organisers of Citizens’ Initiatives are encouraged to decide themselves when to initiate the collection of statements of support. proposes to increase the time span for collection of signatures to 18 months;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that liability issues have arisen for the organisers of Citizens’ Initiatives owing to the fact that citizens’ committees lack legal personality and that this problem could only be solved by revising the regulation so as to give citizens’ committee legal personality;