8 Amendments of Jérôme LAVRILLEUX related to 2017/2037(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas cities represent the level of politics best understood by the public and they therefore hold great potential as places for citizens to engage in constructive discussions, for which the experiences of the Committee of the Regions' experience in organising the Citizens' Dialogues, in conjunction with local and regional partners, provides optimistic prospects;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deems it necessary to build upon the current institutional set-up of the EU, and to gauge recent developments, in order to reinforce cities’ involvement in the current EU decision-making and institutional architecture, in the light of the principle of subsidiarity, and to strengthen democratic legitimacy and accountability within the spirit of the Treaties, while also safeguarding transparency in policy and decision-makingensuring that policy- making and decision-making remain transparent and effective;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates the consolidation ofng the involvement in policy design of associations representing local authorities and urban interests in policy design, such as the Eurocities network and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), and considers that such associations should become permanent consultants ofn EU policies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that cities should be regarded more broadly than as mere structures of public management under democratic control, and that urban centres should be seen as potential fora for public debate, and the transfer of knowledge and for shaping political space in the EU; emphasises that cities represent the level of politics best understood by the public, and the level at which people can most readily become involved;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends harnessing the potential of EU cities for the purposes of designing and implementing EU policies, by means of debates and consultations ion areasmatters of relevance to them which extending beyond urban policy sensu stricto;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that such an objective will only be feasible if the debates are held in urban areas, other than national or regional capitals, which may constitute an easily accessible forum for citizens living nearby, the main aim being to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Suggests, furthermore, that the councils of the cities recognizsed as the European debateing forums should be responsible for providing local universities, the media, social organisations, associations and citizens with extensive professional and public experience and free and open access as well as the possibility to participate in debates and consultations; believes that the councils should also be responsible for inviting thinvite representatives of all levels of urban governance, including smaller units or partner councils from the wider urban area, and that it would also be sensible to specify the territorial scope of such an obligation in the agreement concluded between the EU- level or relevant bodies and the council of the European forum city;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. BelievEmphasises that the consolidation of the cities’ position in shaping the EU policies does not undermine the trust in the Member States, as it reinforces multi-level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structures;