Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2014/2257(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Citizens' Initiative (A8-0284/2015 - György Schöpflin) EL
European Citizens' Initiative (debate) EL
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Citizens’ Initiative
Amendments (5)
Amendment 8 #
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; considers that it should be made both transparent and effective;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of European citizens participating in EU policy making in this difficult period of economic crisis;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that all European citizens should be given the opportunity of collecting signatures for an ECI, independently of their Member State of residence;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in previous resolutions and annual reports prepared by the Committee on Petitions, Parliament pointed out the weaknesses of the existing legal framework and the bureaucratic burdens in the practical running of the ECI owing to a lack of IT support and disparate use in the national administrations; calls for simplified and harmonised personal data requirements andstresses the need for standardised forms in the various Member States and calls for simplified personal data procedures;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for services providing legal advice regarding ECIs and for the adoption of legal framework provisions to protect their members;