Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-11-18-Speech-4-018"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Activities of the European Ombudsman (2003)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20041118.4.4-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-11-18-Speech-4-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:David Hammerstein2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Los Verdes (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I would first of all like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr De Rossa, on having produced such a sensible report and on his willingness to defend the amendments we have proposed to the Commission, sometimes by means of compromises. The report on the European Ombudsman offers a very clear picture of the type of problems facing the citizens when dealing with European administration. Amongst other things, the report notes that, despite the work done, in particular by the European Ombudsman and his team, the citizens are still experiencing problems obtaining information and documents from the institutions. It is also necessary to do considerably more work to ensure that the process for selecting civil servants is more transparent and more based on merit. This report also shows us that, if we want to ensure that the European Union is more accepted by the citizens, and that the citizens comply with the laws laid down by the Union, it is essential not to give the impression that some people are above the law. This does not just affect the European institutions, but also the Member States, since they participate in the development of Europe via the Council and they are equally responsible for applying European legislation. In this regard, we have presented amendments stressing the need to take account of the Commission’s future role as guardian of the Treaties, particularly at this time, with the European Constitution about to be ratified. While we are all aware that the mandate of the European Ombudsman only applies, amongst other things, to the European institutions, his office plays an important role in terms of monitoring the correct application of Community legislation. I would therefore urge the European Ombudsman, in cooperation with Parliament and its Committee on Petitions, as well as the European Commission, to establish the necessary criteria to clarify when an infringement procedure should be opened and the principles on which those measures will be based. Finally, I would like to refer to the amendments I have presented concerning the need to establish a general system of non-judicial measures, in order to give the citizens more power. This amendment is based, once again, on the fact that the role of the European Ombudsman is to give the citizens the opportunity to express their views on issues that affect them."@en1

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