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dcterms:Date	"2012-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman 2011 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121025.34.4-506-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-25-Speech-4-507-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Peter Jahr2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3 member; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iraq (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; BUDG (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2010-12-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Diamandouros, firstly, I would like to thank the European Ombudsman for his good work and especially for his cooperative work with the Committee on Petitions. The figures you quote in your annual report send a clear message: in 2011, 2 510 complaints were registered and 2 544 were processed. It was striking for me to see the relatively small number of inadmissible complaints, since in the Committee on Petitions we are attempting to improve that ratio. Congratulations on these figures. The figures prove to me that the institution of European Ombudsman is an important building block of transparency and democratic control in the European Union. The European Ombudsman provides people in the European Union with someone to turn to if they feel unfairly treated by the European institutions, thereby making a significant contribution to making Europe more tangible and intelligible for our citizens. We must also make it clear that the European Ombudsman is no paper tiger: he asks tough questions and does not soften his stance, even if the process takes longer. I would not go so far as to say that the Commission quakes in its boots before the European Ombudsman, but there is mutual respect. This is a good way of working that can be further cultivated. I am especially pleased that the cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman is so smooth. As is stated, the right of petition and the right to complain to the Ombudsman are complementary instruments. Normally – as we know in politics – complementary instruments can cause disputes over jurisdictions. The Committee on Petitions and the Ombudsman have no such disputes. You could say that our joint working motto could read: if in doubt, support the citizens of the European Union – and a good job, too! Mr Diamandouros, I hope that we can continue this good work together – naturally, nothing is so good that it cannot be improved – and to that end, my best wishes for our cooperation."@en1
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