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". – Mr President, I am speaking on behalf of the Committee on Petitions, which, although it cannot be described as a large spending committee, has an important role: to protect the rights of citizens who appeal to this Parliament to look after their rights.
We have two very modest requests of the budget which are contained within the Buitenweg report. One is that there should be a proper database so that citizens can follow their petitions through the Internet. We expect that to be up and running by the end of next year and we want there to be money for that. Secondly, in preparation for enlargement, whatever language regime we choose, preparations must be made to enable citizens of the applicant countries to petition this Parliament in their own language.
Finally, I should like to make the point that the Committee on Petitions does not require money, but that it does require the support of Parliament, the Commission and the Council so that it can have access to documents. That is free. It does not cost anything. But I can tell you that at present there are a number of petitions – for instance the Lloyd's petition – concerning which the Commission and Council are refusing Parliament access to information."@en1
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