15 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Considers it necessary to revise Regulation (EU) n. 211/2011 on the European citizens’ initiative, (ECI) in timely fashion, with the view to resolving all of its deficiencies by proposing effective solutions to ensure that the procedures and conditions required for the ECI are genuinely clear, simple, easily applicable and proportionate;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Regrets that despite the official request of the Parliament in its resolution of 28 October 2015 on the European Citizens Initiative, the Commission in its work programmes for 2016 and 2017 did not include any reference to the review of the ECI Regulation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Highlights that the General Court in its judgement in case T-646/13 of 3 February 2017 annulled the Commission decision to refuse the registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Minority SafePack’ on the ground that the reasoning given by the Commission for refusing registration was manifestly inadequate preventing, inter alia, citizens from contesting the merits of the Commission’s assessment;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Underlines that the General Court in its judgment in case T-754/14 of 10 May 2017 annulled the Commission decision refusing the registration of the proposed ECI ‘Stop TTIP’ noting in particular that the ECI ‘STOP TTIP’ proposal did not constitute an inadmissible interference in the legislative procedure but rather the legitimate initiation of a democratic debate in a timely manner;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Stresses that in its judgment in case T-754/14 of 10 May 2017 the General Court underlined that the principle of democracy and the objective behind the European citizens’ initiatives require an interpretation of the concept of legal act which covers legal acts, such as a decision to open negotiations with a view to concluding an international agreement, which manifestly seek to modify the legal order of the EU, like the TTIP and the CETA;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Believes that the Commission’s approach on the assessment of the proposed European citizens’ initiatives seriously undermined the principle of democracy and the attainment of the objective of the European citizens’ initiative, which is that of improving the democratic functioning of the EU by granting every citizen a general right to participate in democratic life;
Amendment 14 #
1. Invites the Commission to increase theensure full transparency of its decision-making process and to formally clarify ECI admissibility criteria by exhaustively substantiating the reasons for ECI approval/rejection in all Commission Decisions published in the ECI register; calls upon the Commission to codify the rulings of the Court of Justice in the cases relating to the “Minority Safepack” and “Stop TTIP” initiatives; welcomes the Commission’s change in practice to allow for partial ECI registration but underlines that this aspect must be included in the revision of the ECI Regulation to guarantee full legal certainty;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the enormous simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressn effective approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS ensuring, inter alia, full accessibility to people with disabilities; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission runcalls for the inclusion of a provision in the new ECI Regulation concerning a free, single centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proventhe most modern available online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that most European citizens are still largely unaware of the ECI tool and calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt targeted measures aimed at ensuring widespread information about citizens’ right to launch and sign an ECI;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is convinced that an online Collaborative ECI Platform must be swiftly created and managed with the direct and concrete involvement of civil society stakeholders with the view to provide a free, single centralised system for the online signature collection (“OCS”) and facilitate large-scale outreach to European citizens by implementing truly participatory methods and the most modern available platform technology for efficient online campaigning;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes that a uniform procedure must be introduced for making statements of support in order to simplify and standardise the nature of the data collected in all Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that the revision of the ECI Regulation must include the option to ask for the willingness of a signatory to be placed on a contact list, thus allowing for a compilation of contact information in order to provide updated information about the further development of an ECI;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls upon the Commission to create a one-stop shop for ECI information dissemination and citizen advisory services, in particular the provision of support in defining a compliant legal basis for an initiative; welcomes the AFCO proposalcalls for a provision in the new Regulation on ECI communication activities at EU level; urges the Commission to link such efforts to the principles set out in the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the AFCO proposalneed to ensure the follow-up of successful ECIs, in terms of concrete legislative proposals from the Commission, while using the whole potential of the European Parliament as a co-legislator; calls for maintaining the current system of designating lead committees thematically according to competence, with PETI as associated committee; recalls the importance of public hearings in ensuring that an inclusive approach is taken to increasing attendance by various stakeholders;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to addresssolve the inherent conflict of interest in its current competing roles of assessing ECI admissibility, ruling on registration, and deciding exclusively on legislative follow- up;