1 Amendments of Julia PITERA related to 2014/2253(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the building blocks of European citizenship, as laid down in Article 44 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 227 of The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); points out that this right provides the necessary tools for increasing public participation in the European Union’s decision-making process and for notifying EU institutions of potential violations of EU law by the authorities of Member States; underlines, in the light of the above, the Committee on Petitions’ crucial role as the effective juncture between EU citizens, Parliament and the Commission;