Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2008(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
e-Democracy in the EU: potential and challenges (A8-0041/2017 - Ramón Jáuregui Atondo) EL
e-Democracy in the EU: potential and challenges (debate) EL
Amendments (15)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the continual and swift technological changes occurring in the information society, the deep transformations these changes have brought about, with particular regard to educational and citizenship aspects, and the challenges and opportunities related to the various ICT tools, new media and other new technologies;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that an increasing number of citizens use ICT tools and new media and technologies to engage and participate in political life at both national and EU level and that it is therefore crucial to increase digital inclusion and literacy, thus eradicating the existing digital divide; considers it also critically important that there should be reflection on and a critical approach to the use of these technologies and the framing thereof with rules intended to protect persons from risks to their mental and physical health;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas following the recent crises in the economic, political and social fields that have severely affected individual Member States and the Union as a whole, citizens’ relationship with politics has become increasingly strained, as the public feels that it isis clearly not represented adequately; whereas the engagement and involvement of citizens and civil society in democratic life are essential for the good functioning of democracy and for the legitimacy and accountability of both national and EU representational systems;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that, in order to stimulate a proper and critical knowledge of the EU and its history, values and fundamental rights, its functioning and structured decision-making processes, ICT tools and new media and technologies are crucial and will increasingly play a fundamental role ICT tools and new media and technologies are crucial and may play a fundamental role in acquiring proper critical understanding, providing the EU and Member States take the necessary measures to ensure that these technologies work well and are properly used by citizens and particularly children;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is crucialimportant to regain citizens’ confidence and interest in the European project by improving participation and transparency in decision- making, buttressing democratic oversight mechanisms, making political parties more open and reforming electoral systems to give the public more voice in them;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it crucial that the EU should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentralised sources of independent information and innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible, representative democracy;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement specific pilot projects, as provided for in the Digital Agenda, towith the aim of promoteing and reinforcestrengthening responsible and active European citizenship schemecitizens, democracy being a social experience which needs to be experienced and learned about.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to facilitate democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system or to promote a certain type of democracy;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the first successful European example of online voting in Estonia in its legally binding elections in 2005 as a positiven example, but maintains that if the take-up of e-voting across Europe is to be successful, it will be necessary to assess the costs, benefits and implications of different or divergent technological approaches;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for more cooperation at EU level and recommends the sharing of best practices for e-democracy projects as a way to move towards a form of democracy that is more participatory and deliberative and that responds to the requests and interests of the public; calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of possible models of online voting for consideration by the Member States by the end of 2017, in time for the next European elections in 2019;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes its initiatives in the field of e-participation and its frontrunner position; supports continuous efforts to strengthen its representative character and encourages its Members to make wider use of new technologies in order to develop them to their full potential;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages political parties at EU and national level to develop new ways to promote internal democracy in order to allow better communication with their members and supporters and with civil society;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21