2 Amendments of Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA related to 2011/2027(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers that many petitions refer to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, even when the Charter is not applicable to Member States’ acts, whilst others invoke the values on which the EU is founded; is concerned that citizens feel misldeceived about the actual scope of application of the Charter, and considers it very important that the Charter’s applicability be examined carefully in the context of petitions, complaints and own-initiative infringement cases; stresses that the subsidiarity principle, which is a basic pillar of the European Union, needs to be properly explained to ensure that citizens are not confused about the Charter’s applicability;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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4. Stresses that whilst the Commission is correct in pointing out that it is primarily the duty of Member States’ judicial systems to act on infringements of EU law, citizens often face considerable difficulties related to national court procedures, some being prohibitivelywhich can prove expensive, many or too lengthy to be of actual relevance, and others simply not trustworthy;