Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-22-Speech-1-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080922.20.1-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-09-22-Speech-1-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-11-28--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2007-02-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2006-11-09--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in 2007 the European Parliament received over 1 500 petitions, which is 50% more than the previous year. This shows unequivocally that there is an increased awareness among our inhabitants that they can pursue their rights on a European level. Over 500 petitions were discussed during meetings of the Committee on Petitions, 159 of these in the presence of the petitioners. In addition, in 2007 as many as 6 fact-finding visits were organised to Germany, Spain, Ireland, Poland, France and Cyprus, as a result of which recommendations were prepared for all interested parties. The concerns of EU citizens as contained in their petitions focus largely on issues such as: the environment and how to protect it, property rights, the right of free movement and employment rights, recognition of professional qualifications and discrimination. The process of submitting a petition can have a positive impact on the process of good law-making, especially through the identification of areas, highlighted by petitioners, where European Union law is still weak or ineffective. For this reason the competent legislative committees should pay particular attention to the problems described in the petitions when preparing and negotiating new or updated legislation. Taking into account the fact that Member States do not always display the political will to find practical solutions to the problems described in petitions, the Committee on Petitions should move in the direction of increasing the effectiveness of its work in order to serve its citizens better and to fulfil their expectations. Better inter-institutional coordination should accelerate the process of considering complaints, as also the system of passing on petitions considered as inadmissible to the competent national authorities. The fact that activities of the Committee on Petitions are effective gives inhabitants a clear signal that their justified concerns are being investigated effectively, which creates a real link between citizens and the European Union."@en1
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