16 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that public awareness of the European Citizen Initiative (ECI) should be enhanced, and that it should be promoted, and widely used, as a tool of direct participatory democracy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that it is crucial to adequately educate and train citizens to make use of direct democracy tools, such ECI; calls, to this end, for the introduction of specific legislative provisions and the provision of the corresponding budgetary resources;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) The following recital is inserted after recital 4: “The Commission should set up an online platform not only to handle statements of support collected online, but also to provide forums in which to debate and exchange ideas, enabling citizens to discuss proposed citizens’ initiatives and formulate new initiatives. To that end, the concept of European e-citizenship should be developed, and the possibility of establishing a European electronic identification system explored further.”
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 b (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 b (new)
(9b) Recital 7 is amended as follows: “It is appropriate to fix a minimum age for supporting a citizens’ initiative.”
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests that Regulation (EU) 211/2011 might create a conflict of interest, because the Commission is acting both as an expert and as an advisory body, whilst at the same time assessing the registration criteria and the follow-up procedures; calls therefore for efforts to resolvea definitive and clear-cut resolution of such conflicts of interests, as ithey might jeopardise the democratic nature of the ECI and its effectiveness;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends decreasing the minimum number of Member States that citizens must come from, in order to ease access to the ECI, especially following thein light of the imminent withdrawal of the UK from the Union;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that organisers of citizen’s committees are often not completely ready when registering an ECI; stresses that there should be a gap of an adequate period of time, of at least few months, between the registration and the start of the process of collecting statements of support from signatories;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommend using ICT tools and other E-democracy applications, including mobile ones, to ease the use of ECI, thus favouring citizens’ participation and involvement in European issues;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that it is important that the period for the collection of statements in support be increased to at least 18 months and the citizens’ committee be allowed to decide on the start of the collection time, within a specified margin of a few months; expresses the view that this will make the support gathering process easier, by ensuring that gathering support starts when the committee is fully prepared;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2
(b) the following paragraph is added: “5. Throughout the organisational phase preceding the registration of a proposed citizens’ initiative, the organisers may ask Europe Direct and the Commission European Citizens’ Initiative (“ECI”) services, which shall provide full assistance and guidance free of charge.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for the provision of high- standards concerning the collection, treatment and storage of personal data; is of the opinion, in this respect, that monitoring mechanisms are fundamental and therefore should be introduced and properly implemented;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: “In order to facilitate and simplify the procedure for collecting statements of support and the processing thereof, the Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, lay down a common list of personal data required for identification purposes.”;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 2
“The collection of statements of support shall begin after the date of registration of the proposed initiative, on a date established by the organisers, and within a period not exceeding 128 months.”.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) The following Article is added: Article 6a “The Commission shall set up an online platform comprising both the centralised online collection system for statements of support and forums enabling citizens to discuss, and assess the relative merits of, proposed European citizens’ initiatives and formulate new initiatives.”
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point a – paragraph 2
“within three months, after consulting the Court of Justice on the legal aspects, set out in a communication its legal and political conclusions on the citizens’ initiative, the action it intends to take, if any, and itsthe reasons for taking that actionits decision. Where the Commission decides to take no action, it shall state its reasons in exact detail and in full.”