Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2010/0074(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Citizens’ initiative (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Union, that time-limit should not be longer than 124 months from the date of registration of the proposed initiative.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation fivthree years after its entry into force.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) This Regulation should ensure that financial costs to Member States as a result of implementation of the citizens' initiative scheme are kept to an absolute minimum, with safeguards being put in place to prevent excessive or unnecessary costs burdening Member States even further.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens' initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Unionrespect for human dignity, liberty, freedom of speech, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration of the proposed initiative and within a period that shall not exceed 124 months.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to keep the citizens' initiative scheme user-friendly and not to provoke undue concerns about data protection, no signatory shall be asked to provide a personal identity card number
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The report to be submitted by the Commission in accordance with Article 21 shall include its conclusions concerning the possibility of setting up a single, Commission-run website to replace the organising committee websites that are based in individual Member States.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission's response to a successful citizen's initiative shall be the subject of a public hearing, so as to enable the Commission to explain its response to the citizen's initiative in a transparent way and by way of an exchange with its organisers.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall, within a period that shall not exceed threfive months, verify the statements of support provided on the basis of appropriate checks, and deliver to the organiser a certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VII, certifying the number of valid statements of support for that Member State.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whilst the citizens' initiative scheme must include credible safety measures to protect against fraudulent activity, this must be balanced against the acceptance of the fact that a citizens' initiative is not an electoral mandate for action but merely an indication of a limited public opinion. Verification checks must maintain a light-touch approach and be proportionate to the value of the citizens' initiative. For the purposes of implementation of this Regulation, Member States should therefore remain free, at their discretion, to apply their national data protection laws and data handling practices.