Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-06-Speech-4-031"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-07-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Committee on Petitions – European Ombudsman2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20000706.3.4-031"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Janelly Fourtou2
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lpv:translated text	"( ) Mr President, as a member of the Committee on Petitions, I would particularly like to congratulate my fellow Member, Mrs Lambert, on her excellent report and I thank the European Commission for its valuable assistance in handling the petitions we receive. Petitions are a recognised right of European citizens and residents of the European Union, enabling them to take advantage of the rights given to them by the Treaties. Few citizens, however, are aware that they may submit a petition. The files that we handle, moreover, show a lack of understanding of the rights conferred by European citizenship. This, unfortunately, results in 50% of petitions being inadmissible. Admissible petitions usually raise problems with freedom of movement, setting up businesses, social benefits, recognition of diplomas and qualifications and taxation. Furthermore, we are receiving more and more collective petitions concerning subjects relating to the environment, and with the extension of the competence of the European Union, it is conceivable that the number of such petitions and the number of areas handled will increase. In order to respond to citizens’ expectations, adequate coordination between the Committee on Petitions, the European institutions and national authorities is essential. Greater account must also be taken by the other parliamentary committees of the work carried out by our committee. The chronic absence of the Council from our committee meetings is detrimental to the correct handling of petitions. Indeed, the national authorities are the first to apply Community law and it is indispensable for them to work in coordination with the European institutions, and in particular Parliament and the Commission. We are currently waiting too long for responses from the national authorities, sometimes even several years. We are fully aware of the extent of this task and the difficulties to be overcome. First of all, it cannot be denied that this committee is not very well known, although its work is indispensable in strengthening the link between citizens and the European Union. Furthermore, the structures and means of this committee must be strengthened in order to make it more effective, and a closer relationship with the petitions committees of the national authorities would be desirable. Finally, one of the strong points of the French Presidency’s programme is a Europe that is closer to the citizens. The work of our committee falls within this sphere and it is up to us to make this expectation a reality."@en1
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