6 Amendments of Elena BĂSESCU related to 2012/2024(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, with the development of the competences of the European Union, citizens are increasingly directly confronted with the Union's administration, without always having the corresponding procedural rights which they could enforce against it in cases where such actions may prove necessary;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the right to good administration is a fundamental right of citizens and ‘soft law’ administrative procedures, which can be modified unilaterally by the institution concerned, canis not always sufficiently to protect the individual's right to good administration;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to envisage a regulation, based on Article 298 TFEU, that provides for minimum standards of minimum quality and procedural guarantees which would be horizontally applicable to all European Union administration; this general law should be limited to direct EU administration, in accordance with Article 298 TFEU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the general principles of the future European administrative regulation cshould include the principle of equality and the principles of impartiality and independence, while provision ought to be made to guaranteeing fairness and legitimate expectations, lawfulness and legal certainty and the principles of proportionality and openness;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the introduction of the service principle – that is, that the administration seeks to guide and help, help, serve and support citizens and therefore avoids unnecessarily cumbersome and lengthy procedures, thus saving the time and effort of both citizens and officials – would help to meet the legitimate expectations of citizens and benefit both citizens and the administration in terms of improved service and increased efficiency;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU citizens should expect a high level of transparency and responsiveness from the Commission, regardless of whether they are making a formal complaint or exercising their right of petition under the Treaty.