Activities of Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA related to 2011/0217(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 20(1) and Article 9 of the Treatyies provides for citizenship of the Union as additional to national citizenship of the respective Member States, stipulating that every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. The second paragraph of Article 20 specifies that citizens of the Union shall enjoy the rights and be subject to the duties provided for in the Treaties, and that they shall have, inter alia, the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. The right of Union citizens to free movement and residence is further enshrined in Article 21 of the Treaty.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Article 20 also grants the right to citizens of the Union to vote and stand for the European Parliament and for municipal government, to be protected by any Member State's diplomatic mission in a third country when their own Member State is not represented, and the right to petition the European Parliament under article 227, to apply to the European Ombudsman, and to address the institutions and advisory bodies of the Union.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– to raise Union citizens' awareness of their right to move and reside freely within the European Union and more generally the rights guaranteed to Union citizens in cross-border situations, including their right to participate in the democratic life of the Union; Or. en (See Amendment to indent 3)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- to raise Union citizens' awareness of their right to vote in local and European elections in any Member State in which they reside;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– to raise Union citizens' awareness of their right to move and reside freely within the European Union and more generally to stimulate a debate about the impact and potential of the right to free movement, as an inalienable aspect of Union citizenship, in particular in terms of strengthening societal cohesion and mutual understanding between Union citizens and the bond between citizens and the Union.;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- to raise Union citizens' awareness of their rights, under Union law, to access to education, social programmes and health care at the same rate as nationality of the Member State in which they reside;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 b (new)
- to raise Union citizens' awareness of their rights to join a citizens initiative under Article 11(4) TEU;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 c (new)
- to raise Union citizens' awareness of their rights to protection by any Member State's diplomatic mission in a third country when their own Member State is not represented.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall cooperate closely with the European Parliament to coordinate joint actions to promote the European Year of Citizens.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1