11 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2009/2139(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas citizens should, in particular, be made aware that – as recognised by the European Ombudsman in the decision of December 2009 closing the inquiry into complaint 822/2009/BU against the Commission – national court proceedings are part of the process of implementing European legislation in the Member States, and that the Committee on Petitions cannot deal with issues subject to national court proceedings or review the outcome of such proceedings in cases where there is no infringement of EU law,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the high costs of court procedures in particular in some Member States can constitute an obstacle for citizens and might actually prevent them from bringing actions before the competent national courts when they consider that national authorities have not respected their rights under EU law,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas Parliament faces a particular problem when petitioned on alleged failures by the national judiciary to request a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice even though this would have been required under Article 267 TFEU especially if the European Commission does not use its powers under Article 258 to taken action against the Member State in question,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. bearing in mind the importance of preventing further irreparable losses in biodiversity, especially inside Natura 2000 designated sites, and the commitment by Member States to ensure the protection of special conservation areas under the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), and the Birds Directive (79/409 EEC);
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its resolution on the citizens’ initiative12, to which the Committee on Petitions contributed an opinion; urges the Commission establish comprehensible implementing rules which identify clearly the roles and obligations of the institutions involved in the examinrestates its commitment to establish, with the other institutions, implementing rules which identify in a clear manner the rights of citizens and the obligations and decision- making processes; 1 European Parliament Resolution of 7 May 2009 requesting the Commission to submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the citizens’ initiative – P6_TA (2009)0389.dures of the institutions involved; Or. en
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Acknowledges the importance of the work of petitioners and its Committee on Petitions for the protection of the Union's environment; welcomes the initiative of the committee to order a study on the application of the Habitats Directive in anticipation of the international biodiversity year and considers it a useful tool in evaluating the past and drafting the new EU biodiversity strategy;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its previous calls on the Commission to put forward practical proposals to extend consumer protection against unfair commercial practices to small businesses, as requested in its 1 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen, COM(2009)262 final. resolution on misleading directory companies1, as the Committee continues to receive petitions from victims of business- directory scams; notes that European rules on collective redress could play a positive role also in this context;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to develop alternative means of promoting better implementation of European legislation, and the positive attitude of certain Member States which take the necessary steps to correct breaches at the early stages of the implementation process; underlines, however, that alternative means of addressing infringements cannot substitute for the Commission's responsibilities under the treaties and must fully respect the rights of complainants as laid down in Communication 2002/141;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that, while extensive use of the Internet should be encouraged as it facilitates communication with citizens, a solution should be found to prevent the Committee being burdened with ‘non- petitions’; considers that a possible solution could lie in revision of the registration process in Parliament and encourages the staff responsible to re-direct the files in question to the Correspondence with Citizens Unit, rather than submitting them to the Committee on Petitions when such correspondence is not explicitly addressed to Parliament as petitions;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the approval of Parliament’s new Rules of Procedure and the revision of the provisions related to the management of petitions; encourages the work of the Secretariat and political group representatives on awelcomes also the revised guide for Members to the rules and internal procedures of the Committee on Petitions, as such a document will not only assist Members in their work, but will also further increase the transparency of the petitions process;