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"Mr President, Mr Bösch has drawn up an excellent report and we thank him for it, as we do Mrs Hautala, representing the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market. In fact, we must thank all those involved in this matter. We thank the Ombudsman for his initiative, his determination to achieve transparency and his extreme attention to relations between citizens and the European administration. Congratulations also to the European Commission, which, after some hesitation, cooperated fully with the Ombudsman and responded to his demands, especially to the recommendation that is the subject of this report.
We thought it legitimate for candidates to have access to their marked test papers, since access to documents is a fundamental right and one that is also recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights we adopted this week. In the same way, we find it entirely justified for candidates to be able to take the examination questions home with them after the test. The recruitment procedures must be transparent to avoid all abuse; that is obvious.
Yet, we feel that a certain flexibility is required. We must not introduce more rigidity into provisions that may apply to institutions as different as the Commission and the Court of Justice. Nor do I think we should further burden some procedures with cumbersome provisions that are disproportionate to the real risks of dispute. I am referring here to an amendment on the need to provide indisputable proof relating, for instance, to oral test procedures.
Our group was very satisfied with the vote in the Committee on Petitions. The rapporteur proposed new amendments in plenary session. We studied them and we can accept three of them, which are in line with the way we voted in committee. We think the others are difficult to implement, or even rather out of context.
In conclusion, I would say that we welcome the fact that the European Commission followed the Ombudsman’s recommendations. This dialogue between the mediator and the Commission proves that the latter wants to follow a policy of transparency and good administration. That resolve will encourage a rapprochement between the institutions and the European citizens. It also shows very clearly how useful and effective the Ombudsman is."@en1
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