2 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the freedom of movement and residence of EU citizens and their families is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Treaties, the Citizens’ Rights Directive (Directive 2004/38/EC) and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; notes that petitioners from different countries are concerned about the risk of losing their EU citizenship and afraid of not being able to benefit from the rights associated with this freedom; highlights that there are currently persons resident in the EU with a permanent residency status who lack EU citizenship;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that all citizens living in a Member State other than their own have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in EU and local elections, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses concerns raised by permanently resident non-EU citizens on their lack of voting rights;