10 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2016/2146(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of petitions received is modest when compared to the EU’s total population, which indicates that the vast majority of EU citizens and residents are not yet aware of the right to petition, or of its possible usefulness as a means of drawing the attention of the EU institutions and the Member States to matters which affect and concern them;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas confidence in the system and in the European project as a whole has been dented by recent events in the United Kingdom, the humanitarian refugee crisis, the social and economic impact of the financial crisis, and the rise in xenophobia and racism throughout Europe; whereas the Committee on Petitions has the responsibility and the huge challenge of maintaining dialogue with EU citizens and residents;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, through petitions, EU citizens and residents can complain about poor implementation of EU law; whereas in so doing citizens act as a useful source of information when it comes to detecting breaches of EU law;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas during 2015 petitions lodged by citizens were processed faster and with greater efficiency, the timespan involved in correspondence with petitioners having been reduced; whereas the Secretariat has performed a noteworthy effort to achieve it;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas petitioners actively contribute to the work of the Committee, providing additional information to its members, the Commission and representatives of the Member States who may be present; whereas petitioners, by taking part in these discussions and presenting their petitions along with more detailed information, contribute to establishing a fluid and constructive dialogue with Members of the European Parliament and with the European Commission; whereas in 2015, 191 petitioners attended and were involved in the Committee’s deliberations; whereas although this number seems relatively low, the meetings of the Committee on Petitions are broadcast, enabling petitioners to follow live discussions in real time by means of internet streaming;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the web portal of the Committee on Petitions which began to operate in late 2014 is up and running; whereas the portal provides EU citizens and residents with an electronic tool that enables them to file and track petitions, electronically sign their own petitions and add their support for other petitioners whose issues are of interest to them;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
AG. whereas the Committee on Petitions has responsibilities with regard to the Office of the European Ombudsman, which is responsible for investigating complaints from EU citizens and residents about possible maladministration within the EU institutions and bodies, and about which the Committee also produces an Annual Report, on the basis of the European Ombudsman’s own Annual Report;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the work that the Committee on Petitions carries out in listening to and helping to solve problems affecting its citizens; believes that petitions can help in assessing the impact that EU legislation has on their daily lives by acting like the bridge between the citizens and the institutions;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the wide range of subjects raised in the petitions filed by citizens, such as fundamental rights, child welfare, the rights of persons with disabilities, the internal market, environmental law, labour relations, migration policies, trade agreements, public health issues, child welfare, transport, animal rights and discrimination;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the competent administrative bodies to expedite the steps still needed to conclude the introduction of the remaining project phases whereby petitioners will be able to receive information on the status of their petition, be notified of changes in the processing procedure through automated e- mail messages and directly contact officials of the Committee on Petitions for clear, direct information on the evolution of the issue concerning them; draws attention to the adoption of Regulation 910/2014/EU on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transaction in the internal market; urges that the submission documents signed by means of electronic signature from all 28 Member States should be accepted by the Committee of Petitions as well as all other European Union institutions;