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We would like to congratulate Mr De Rossa on his outstanding report, which accomplishment was certainly the outcome of hard work. We would also like to congratulate Mr Diamandouros on his outstanding speech in which he outlined his activity as European Ombudsman. To the socialists the most important thing is to reinforce the quality of democracy by placing the citizen in the centre of our work. Most of our goals were echoed in both Mr Diamandouros’ and Mr De Rossa’s report; however, there are lots of areas to be further improved in order to provide the best possible service to citizens.
First of all, we call upon institutions to act as if the Constitutional Treaty were in force, especially with regard to the Council. When acting as a legislative body, they should do so in a public and transparent manner. I especially welcomed the Ombudsman’s recommendation in this field. The strengthening of European democracy is not possible without openness and transparency and it is unfortunate that there is still no transparency and that the Council continues to act behind closed doors.
Secondly, we support the work of the European Fundamental Rights Agency. As you know, the committee has just recently published a discussion document. I sincerely hope that the committee will thoroughly and comprehensively consult those who are involved in the representation and protection of citizenship rights, namely the Committee on Petitions of this House and the European Ombudsman. The institution of the Ombudsman will be ten years old next year, and therefore it would be timely to review the reform of the Ombudsman’s status. Let us define the areas in which the institution of the European Ombudsman can be strengthened, for instance in the area of accessibility to documents.
Finally, I would like to welcome Mr Diamandouros’ commitment, with which he deepened mutual cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and his liaison network. I am grateful for his help with our information campaign, which aims to familiarise citizens with the rights granted to them by the Constitutional Treaty and to make known to them their right to petition Parliament and lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman. Mr President, dear colleagues, I would like to conclude my remarks by pointing out to you, as Mr Diamandouros has pointed out so many times, that the only way citizens will trust and believe in the Union is if their rights become part of their daily reality."@en1
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