Activities of Pál CSÁKY related to 2014/2257(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Citizens' Initiative (A8-0284/2015 - György Schöpflin) HU
European Citizens' Initiative (debate) HU
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Citizens’ Initiative
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a. having regard to the "Decision of the European Ombudsman closing her own- initiative inquiry OJ/9/2013/TN concerning the European Commission", of 4 March 2015,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-1b. having regard to Article 11 (4) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 24 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to be the first direct democratic instrument to enable citizens to become actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation; underlines the responsibility of the European Parliament, the only directly- elected institution in rendering this instrument a real success; invites the Commission to inform the Parliament on a regular basis about ECI registrations;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the review of the ECI regulation should be also used as an opportunity to enhance awareness of the petitions process, explain the distinctionunderline the main differences between the ECIs and petitions and promote a link between them,the right to petition, whereas this could be done via harmonised information on the European institutions’' websites and in their advertisement policies;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; stresses that the ECI process should be improved in line with the experiences gathered in the practice; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onEncourages the Commission to revise the ECI Regulation with the aim to ensure a transparency in thet and institutionally balanced decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete act, especially with regard to the exclusive role of the Commissions;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete actions; calls on the Commission to provide more consistent reasoning in the case of ECIs refusal; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of registering only that part of an initiative which falls within the field of the Commission's legislative powers;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages the institutions to consider the possibility of debating the issues that were raised by not successful ECIs, taking into consideration that they were supported by a significant number of EU citizens;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Point 11 a (new)
Point 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the proposal of the European Economic and Social Committee to provide free translations of the ECIs texts in order to reduce burdens of organising an ECI;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Point 12
Point 12
12. Recalls that hearings concerning successful ECIs are currently organised by the competent committee, according to the subject of the ECI, with the Committee on Petitions associated; proposes that the Committee on Petitions should take over the role of organising hearings with the participation of interested stakeholders, as a neutral forum with the greatest experience in dealing with citizens.