7 Amendments of Costas BOTOPOULOS related to 2008/2169(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Ε. whereas that right entitles citizens to require the Union’s institutions and the Member States to refrain from any measures that are likely to end, impede or discourage participation in a citizen’s initiative, and to create a procedure for the effective exercise of that right,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, howemoreover, it would seem to make sense to fix a uniform minimum age for participation in a citizens’ initiative,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, however, any restriction of the right to democratic participation and any unequal treatment on the grounds of age must satisfy the principle of proportionality,· on the basis of the broadest possible participation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas it is debatable whether, according to the prevalent interpretation, Article 11(4) EUTnw does not includes initiatives that address treaty amendments (constitutional citizens’ initiatives),
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 1
Annex - paragraph 1
1. The minimum number of Member States from which the citizens taking part in the initiative must come is foursix.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 7 - point (b) - bullet point 2
Annex - paragraph 7 - point (b) - bullet point 2
• who are nationals of at least foursix Member States,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 8- point (e)
Annex - paragraph 8- point (e)
(e) If the Commission decides not to take such a decisionany decision on the request submitted by the citizens' initiative, this is subject to the judicial scrutiny of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Ombudsman in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law.