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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU Charter of Fundamental Rights2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000314.8.2-114"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-14-Speech-2-1152
lpv:speaker	lp:Janelly Fourtou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-11-11--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like, above all, to congratulate all the rapporteurs on the quality of their work. They have successfully stated the importance of this matter for the European Parliament, Europe and its citizens. The aim of this report is to give our fellow Members, who are members of the Convention, a clear and specific mandate detailing the expectations of the European Parliament and to give our fellow citizens clear evidence of our commitment to ensuring that their fundamental rights are properly respected by the institutions of the Union. The area of competence of the Committee on Petitions justifies its interest in the framing of the charter. The large numbers of petitions which it receives make it possible to assess the citizens’ perception of the Union and the rights they expect it to protect. The opinion of the Committee on Petitions is intended to bring to light the aspirations expressed by the Europeans who refer their cases to Parliament in matters of non-observance of rights granted by the European Union. The petitioners who write to us display a stubborn and unfailing conviction that they are entitled to a whole series of rights, thereby giving the impression that the European citizen is convinced that the Union actually already has a formal constitution wherein all these rights are enshrined, thus anticipating the decisions of the convention. So our opinion stresses two key points which the rapporteurs, moreover, seem to share. Firstly, the necessary visibility of the charter as a point of reference for the citizens. This necessitates clear and concise drafting within a single, comprehensible text. Secondly, the binding force of this charter, which is achieved when it is possible to defend the recognised rights in the law court. The natural outcome of this determination is the inclusion of the future charter among the Treaties. In conclusion, let me say that it is necessary to make a qualitative leap in the protection of fundamental rights. This report must be a unanimous message from Parliament to ensure that the Council and the Convention respond to the expectations of petitioners."@en1

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