20 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2017/2069(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2016 on ‘learning EU at school’,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 March 2017 on the implementation of the Europe for Citizens Programme,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2016 on the 2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to respect for the rule of law, enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union enshrining the right of freedom of movement of persons,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to EU citizenship is gained through nationality of a Member State, which is regulated by national laws; whereas at the same time, rights and duties emerge from this institution which are laid down by EU law and do not depend on the Member States; whereas for the above reason it is equally true that these rights and obligations cannot be limited in an unjustified manner by the Member States, including by their sub-state authorities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU citizens trust in the Member States, including their sub-state authorities, to apply both Community law and their national laws, which is a precondition for the effective exercise of rights deriving from the EU citizenship which they hold;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas any unilateral change in the borders of a Member State constitutes, at the very least, a violation of Articles 2, 3.2 and 4.2 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as jeopardising enjoyment of all the rights deriving from EU citizenship;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the right to free movement and its exercise is central to EU citizenship and complements the other freedoms of the EU internal market; whereas young Europeans in particular consider free movement, which ranks first among EU citizens in terms of recognition and popularity, as the EU’s most positive achievement, after ensuring peace;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with regret that the Commission’s 2017 EU Citizenship Report makes no reference to the right to petition, to the right to refer to the European Ombudsman or to, the right to access documents or the right to access registers;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that the Commission introduces an entry register at all of its headquarters, including at the representation offices in the Member States, to enable citizens to address any EU institution in writing or face-to-face with the proper guarantees;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recommends that the Commission introduce, in cooperation with universal postal service providers, a messaging system with certification of content, date and sender, so that citizens can address the European institutions remotely in writing with the proper guarantees;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Urges the Commission to launch an Education for European Citizenship strategy incorporating a proposed guideline curriculum, in the form of a recommendation to the Council and which Member State education systems could adopt, on the basis of Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Recognises that knowledge and the full exercise of the rights linked to Union citizenship, including participation in European Parliament elections, requires not only information but also training campaigns;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Encourages the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme to finance more innovative projects with the potential to have a systemic impact, leaving behind the paradigm based on financing seminars and exchanges of best practice that are simply drops in the ocean, however much of a transnational component they may have;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Proposes, with the aim of strengthening Union citizenship and the exercise of that citizenship, that the Commission should encourage local authorities to designate councillors responsible for European affairs, since this is the level that is closest to citizens;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Takes the view that Union citizenship requires action by the Commission to strengthen the European cultural dimension; suggests creating the ‘Get to Know Europe’ programme in parallel with and as a complement to ‘Europe for Citizens’;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Stresses the need to further develop, as an integral part of the Union´s citizenship, a European common conscience oriented towards the future, pluralistic, transcultural and open to migration flows and influences from the rest of the world;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15g. Urges the Commission and Council to guarantee that refugees and migrants can enjoy all the rights linked to Union citizenship, and in particular the right to free movement and free movement of labour, as well as access to health, education, the labour market and culture;