3 Amendments of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2011/0217(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Active and participatory citizenship also includes important principles such as access to information, transparency and the right to access documents, good governance, democratic participation and representation, decision-making as closely as possible to the citizens, protection against all form of discrimination, and promotion of equality and inclusion of minority groups.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) Gender equality is one of the EU’s fundamental principles and must be upheld in all the Union’s activities. The European Year of Citizens in 2013 must encourage people of both sexes to participate actively in the next European Parliament elections both as voters and as candidates.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A European Year of Citizens in 2013 will provide a very timely opportunity to seek to restore citizens’ confidence in the activities of the European Union and to raise the awareness of the general public about the rights attached to Union citizenship and thus to contribute to the objective of facilitating the exercise of the right to free movement.