Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2014/2008(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 PDF (250 KB) DOC (123 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Petitions Committee considers admissible petitions, related to the principles and the contents of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, its inherent part, and it pursues its investigations on the merits of each case, reminds that, the European Commission has frequently felt itself unable to act when requested by the Committee because of the existence of Article 51 of the Charter; stresses the fact that the expectations of citizens are much greater than the Charter’s strictly legal provisions allow for;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that in 2013, many petitioners voiced their alarm at the apparent injustices which occur in certain European Member States regarding the administrative and judicial procedures related to parental separation and divorce and the subsequent custody of young children; noted in this context a tendency in the case of bi-national couples for there to be clear examples of discrimination on grounds of nationality in favour of the spouse from the member state concerned with the proceedings and against the non- national of that state, with severe and often very negative and dramatic repercussions on the rights of the child; notes that the Petitions Committee undertook a fact- finding visit to Denmark to investigate such claims directly where the situation appears to be particularly acute, but that cases were also recorded from other countries, notably Germany (especially cases concerning activities of Jugendamt), France and the UK.;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges the report of the fact- finding visit to Poland which investigated a proposed open-cast mine site in Lower Silesia following a refusal of polish authorities to accept a result of a legally binding referendum held in September 2009 opposing the project; related petitions raised concerns that the proposed way of exploration is contrary to EU principles on reducing CO2 emissions and preserving the natural environment; welcomed also the intensive discussions held on this occasion, that took place for the very first time, with petitioners and national authorities regarding the possible exploration and exploitation of shale-gas reserves about which the Committee had already conducted a workshop in 2012;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission as a guardian of the Treaty to ensure that the current lack of sufficient implementation of EU law as shown by the number of submitted petitions to the EP will be resolved, allowing EU citizens to take full advantage of their rights;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Deplores that in the recent time the reports on fact-finding missions and other documents were not translated to the EU official languages, especially the national languages of petitioners;