Activities of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2008/2028(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this report should not merely list the Committee on Petitions' activities in 2007 but should serve as a benchmark identifying weakness during the year and the guidelines to be followed in order to improve its efficiency and better meet the expectations of European citizens,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, nevertheless, efforts to promote and provide information on the public right to petition the European Parliament remain vital at national level, so as to awaken public interest and, in particular, prevent confusion over the various complaints procedures,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas management perceived as inadequate by petitioners may lead to sentiments of frustration and disaffection towards EU institutions,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Committee on Petitions, as the responsible committee, has a duty not only to respond to individual petitions but also to seek to provide viable solutions to the concerns expressed by petitioners within an adequate time frame, and whereas this constitutes the main objective of its work,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas enhanced inter-institutional coordination with automatic redirection of inadmissible petitions to relevant national authorities, including equivalent parliamentary committees and Ombudsman, would better address the questions raised by European citizens,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ra (new)
Recital Ra (new)
Ra. whereas, moreover, this undermines citizens' confidence in the European institutions' ability to meet their expectations,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas the priority areas of concern to European citizens, as expressed in the petitions process, focus on the following issues: the environment and its protection, including the weakness of Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, the Water Framework Directive, the Drinking Water Directive, the Waste Directives, the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive, the Money Laundering Directive and others, and including general concerns about pollution and climate change, individual and private property rights, financial services, free movement and rights of workers including pension rights and other social provisions, free movement of goods and taxation, recognition of professional qualifications, freedom of establishment and allegations of discrimination on grounds of nationality, gender or membership of a minority,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes, in this regard, that the introduction of an Advisory Board of Legal Experts to contribute to the process of pre-selection of admissible petitions would ensure legal consistency while also providing the necessary conditions for independent investigation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1a. Stresses that the legal scope of the Charter of Fundamental Rights will be recognised after ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, which will formally enshrine its independent binding character, and points out that specific measures will have to be envisaged to determine what effect this will have on citizens' rights and, as a consequence, on the work and competences of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, however, that the 'introduction of deadlines and a closer partnership between the latter are vital so as not to lengthen response times to petitioners;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers it necessary, given the number of inadmissible petitions, to establish inter-institutional coordination with competent authorities at a national level for automatic redirection and informed procedure development;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Supports the enhancement of formal cooperation structures between the Committee on Petitions and relevant authorities at a national level, including pertinent parliamentary committees and Ombudsman, providing an institutionalised channel of communication as well as a forum within the framework of which to address selected petitions as well as Community and national law inconsistencies;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Considers that, in the context of the reinforcement of the Committee on Petitions secretariat, the introduction of an IT facility for online tracking destined to petitioners would contribute to a more transparent and efficient process by means of, inter alia, regular status updates and calls for additional information; notes that such a measure would better meet the expectations of European citizens while also fostering an enhanced execution of the institutional responsibilities falling upon the European Parliament and the Committee;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates in this connection the representative nature of the Committee as well as its institutional role and duty before European citizens and residents;