8 Amendments of Andrzej WIELOWIEYSKI related to 2008/2169(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Article 76 FEUT indicates that a legislative proposal supported by a quarter of the Member States may be presumed to take sufficient account of the European general interest; whereas, however, this applies to submission of the legislative proposal itself, while the citizens’ initiative is a request to the Commission to submit such a proposal and thus concerns an earlier stage in the legislative process; whereas, therefore, such a minimum number can be considered to be unchallengeable only if it is less than aor equal to quarter of the Member States,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, however, it would seem to make sense to fix a minimum age for participation in a citizens’ initiativeit would be important to fix at the EU level a minimum age for participation at the European Citizen’s initiative and European elections alike, as both right to elect its European representatives and right to participate in European citizen’s initiative stem from the European citizenship,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 1
Annex - paragraph 1
1. The minimum number of Member States from which the cCitizens taking part in the initiative must come is fourfrom at least one quarter of Member States.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (c)
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (c)
(c) Within two months of registration of the citizens’ initiative the Commission must decide whether the registration has succeeded. The decision must state whether the citizens’ initiative is admissible. Registration may be rejected only on legal grounds. Where possible, alternative means of redress may be recommended.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (d)
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (d)
(d) The decision is addressed both to the organisers individually and to the general public. The organisers are notified of it and it is published in the Official Journal. The European Parliament, the Council and the Member States are notified of the decision immediately.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 6 - point (b)
Annex - paragraph 6 - point (b)
(b) A statement of support is lawful if is declared within the period for collecting statements of support in accordance with the relevant legal provisions of the Member States and of Union law. The period for collecting statements of support is one year. It begins on the first day of the thirdfirst month following the decision on registration of the citizens’ initiative.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 6 - point (e)
Annex - paragraph 6 - point (e)
(e) Any statement of support may be withdrawn beforeup to one month before the end of the period for the collection of statements of support expires. The supporting statement is then considered not to have been made. The organisers must inform every supporting person of this option. Every statement of support by the supporting person must contain a separate declaration that they have been informed of this option.
Amendment 90 #
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 fourone quarter of Member States,