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dcterms:Date	"2003-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission policy strategy for 2004/2004 budget guidelines2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030311.3.2-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-11-Speech-2-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Roy Perry2
lpv:spoken text	". – Mr President, I shall talk about a very tiny, but nevertheless very important, element of the budget: that of the Committee on Petitions. I should also like to mention the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport. Both of these committees come into very close contact with the individual European citizen. In recent years the Petitions Committee has developed the possibility of inviting petitioners to attend committee meetings, where appropriate, to have their petition addressed. We need to ensure that there is adequate funding to enable citizens to do that, where appropriate. Petitioning Parliament is an essential right for the citizens of Europe. The Petitions Committee often offers the citizen a way of cutting through the bureaucracy of Europe to address issues affecting their lives. I am talking about only a very modest increase in the sums available, but this would send out a very big message to the European people. We must also remember that the Ombudsman is the other great defender of citizens' rights. According to Eurobarometer, 87% of citizens recognise their right to go to the European Ombudsman. We have just appointed a new Ombudsman. I have no personal interest in this, but we need to ensure that there is adequate funding for the Ombudsman to have the staff and resources to cope with the enlargement of Europe. On culture – less than 0.5% of total expenditure – we must have an effective procedure for the A-30 lines. I heard what the Commissioner said earlier. I welcome that. Timing is critical in this. I hope that we will have the procedures in place so that bodies like the European Youth Orchestra and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation know that their future is assured."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Perry, Roy (PPE-DE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Petitions"1

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