5 Amendments of Christine ANDERSON related to 2020/2201(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that all democratic means of participation for citizens must entail an open and transparent process that takes an inclusive, participatory and well-balanced approach to citizens and stakeholders; believes that dialogue between decision- makers and civil society ishould be organised in such a way that the diversity of our societies is fully reflected; reflected on a proportional, and thus not preferential, basis;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that established channels for citizens to give their input on the EU decision-making process, such as the European citizens’ initiative, the right of petition to the European Parliament, recourse to the European Ombudsman, public consultations and dialogues, significantly lack visibility, accessibility and follow-up;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that neutral civic education and learning about the EU and parliamentary culture in the individual Member States is key to enabling EU citizens to make informed choices; calls on the Commission to develop and propose to the Member States a common curriculum on EU learning in order to foster objective and critical thinking on the benefits of the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the right of citizens to have access to reliable and factual information on the European Union, its policies and decision-making processes; recognises the need to establish a neutral, impartial, independent and informative common European news centre, available in all of the EU’s official languages; calls for downstream feedback, neutral fact- checking and moderation in relation to disinformation to be introduced into the functioning of online platforms.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that Euronews is not an effective tool to achieve this objective, and therefore calls on the Commission not to renew the contract with Euronews;