A9-0436/2023 - Maite Pagazaurtundúa - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Paragraph 1 a (new)

   Tabled by Jacek Saryusz-Wolski · ECR

   Added: 1a. Recalls that EU citizenship, according to the EU Treaties, is closely linked to and dependent on national citizenship of a Member State, the granting of which is an exclusive competence of every Member State; points out that there is no other way to obtain EU citizenship than by obtaining the national citizenship of a Member State, in accordance with its internal requirements established in line with its constitutional principles, traditions and values;

2. Amendment 6Rejected

   Paragraph 1

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   1. Removed: Considers that EU citizenship comprises the shared and common European democratic identity and the specific rights, civic duties and freedoms attached to it, and that the exercise of those rights, both online and offline, strengthens citizens’ link with the EU and its democratic legitimacy, as well as offering them additional rights; Added: Insists that citizenship can only be granted by a sovereign state and not by an international organisation such as the EU, which lacks democratic legitimacy;

3. Amendment 7Rejected

   Paragraph 2

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   … rights, leaving a section of the public alienated from the European project; Added: emphasises, however, that it strongly opposes any form of an EU-wide digital identity;

4. Amendment 8Rejected

   Paragraph 4

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   4. Points out that Removed: Parliament called for the creation of an EU citizenship statute in its resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of the Treaty provisions related to EU citizenship and in its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU Citizenship Report 2020: empowering citizens and protecting their rights; recalls that the CoFE underlined the importance of reinforcing EU citizenship by mentioning in its conclusions that such a statute would be a useful tool for making the EU’s principles and values more tangible; Added: national identities and traditions should be promoted and protected;

5. Amendment 9Rejected

   Paragraph 5

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   5. Regrets the fact that the Removed: Commission did not specifically mention the reinforcement of EU citizenship and potential ways to achieve this in its communication following up on the CoFE25; recalls that the Council did show willingness to strengthen citizenship in the technical assessment it published in relation to the CoFE, but it has not yet proposed, undertaken nor carried out measures in order to meet this goal; 25 Commission communication of 17 June 2022 entitled ‘Conference on the Future of Europe – Putting Vision into Concrete Action’ (COM(2022)0404). Added: CoFE was an undemocratic process that lacked transparency and legitimacy;

6. Amendment 10Rejected

   Paragraph 10

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   10. Highlights Removed: that the Schengen area is one of the greatest achievements of the EU; stresses that all barriers to freedom of movement within the EU should be removed to achieve equal EU citizenship rights for all European citizens; calls for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, in line with Parliament’s resolutions; Added: the deficiencies of the current Schengen framework in preventing illegal migration, security threats and, in particular, Islamic terrorism; recalls that ensuring free movement requires the rigorous protection of the EU’s external borders, as weaknesses may put public safety at risk;

7. Amendment 11Rejected

   Paragraph 19

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   19. Removed: Calls on the Member States to guarantee the right of their expatriate nationals to vote in their country of origin, where recognised, by creating the regulatory conditions to allow for their vote and by removing any bureaucratic obstacles that hinder and sometimes prevent the exercise of this right; calls on the Member States, in particular, to equally guarantee such rights and to eliminate any kind of differential treatment among their expatriate nationals when it comes to remote voting, especially postal voting, when applicable; calls for the uniform application of the right to vote in the European elections for EU citizens residing outside of the EU; Added: Insists that enacting legislation related to voting procedures is a national competence of the Member States;

8. Amendment 12Rejected

   Paragraph 25

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   25. Removed: Calls on the Member States and relevant authorities to adapt existing school curricula or to create new ones to teach the history of Europe and of the European Union and its functioning in order to promote active citizenship and common European values and increase awareness of the added value of being a European and an EU citizen; stresses that enhancing the European dimension of citizenship education and ensuring equal access for all, also by using all the digital tools at our disposal, will enable EU citizens to act as informed citizens and to fully participate in civic, political and social life at both European and national level; stresses that Erasmus+ can play an important role in boosting EU citizenship education through learning mobility for all, regardless of age, gender, employment or education level; Added: Recalls that education is a national competence and that each Member State has the right to regulate its educational system, which reflects its own history and identity;

9. Amendment 13Rejected

   Paragraph 29

   Tabled by Jaak Madison, Gilles Lebreton, Antonio Maria Rinaldi +2 · ID

   29. Removed: Proposes to consider Added: Opposes the introduction of a European citizens’ card, which could, for example, facilitate …