Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2169(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes, in addition, that Parliament, exercising its own right of legislative initiative, may decide to launch this procedure and to act upon recommendations based on petitions received by its competent committee;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that such measures may better ensure compatibility between proposals addressed to the Commission in the first instance by citizens and the European Parliament's democratically approved priorities and proposals;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that Parliament should be able to pronounce on the suitability of a Citizens' Initiative, associated with any suggestions and recommendations made, befor while the Commission proceeds with the detailed elaboration of a legislative text based on the Citizens' Initiative;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that questions of eligibility need to be addressed, and in that context considers that flexibility should be shown with regard to what precisely constitutes the “several Member States” from which the one million-plus signatures should be drawn; similarly, in line with the practice used for petitions, considers that the possibility of supporting a Citizens' Initiative should be open to all EU citizens and residents without qualification in relation to age or other discriminatory elements.