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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, thank you to our rapporteur, Mr Chichester, for his excellent report, which acknowledges the successes of the committee, but also focuses attention on certain things, namely our Committee on Petitions, which is very important, and also mentions things which can undoubtedly be improved. I am very pleased that the committee has been successful in continuing its excellent work from previous years. We offer European citizens an important point of contact in the event that they feel they have been treated unfairly. If you go through and look at the report you can see that no topic was unimportant to us. We really do cover a wide range of subjects. As MEPs we also have the courage to deal with difficult and sensitive issues. You could say that the Committee on Petitions ensures direct contact between citizens on the one hand and the European Union and European Parliament on the other. When we conduct fact-finding missions and have initiatives held locally, many people come into contact with the European Parliament for the first time through the Committee on Petitions. For that reason alone, the continued existence of our committee is worthwhile. Now to the question that must always be asked. Every service can be improved, so what, from my perspective, can still be improved here? Firstly, we must make sure that processing times are reduced. This is partly due to the internal processes we employ in the committee, but also, above all, to the length of time it takes to get a corresponding answer from the Commission. I know the Commission sometimes also has to wait too long for the preliminary work from the Member States – this should also proceed more quickly. Secondly, we should reduce the number of inadmissible petitions. Thirdly, it is also possible to improve our collaboration with the responsible expert committees. I would like to put it like this: the comments that we get from citizens and pass on to the expert committees are not intended to hinder their work, but to enhance it."@en1
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