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"Mr President, I wish to place on record my thanks and those of Parliament first and foremost to Roy Perry, my predecessor, who did so much to enhance the role of the Committee on Petitions, of which the Ombudsman's role is such an important feature.
I would also like to congratulate Mr De Rossa on a cogent report, and join him in thanking Mr Söderman for his services as Ombudsman and Mr Diamandouros for his time served to date.
I wish to make five quick points. One, the Commission should reconsider its antipathy to a more open and effective control of Member States, particularly in regard to the implementation of Community law on public access to documents relating to the infringement procedure. Two, the Code of Administrative Behaviour should be observed by all the EU's institutions and bodies, not excluding the Commission itself. My Group will press this cause until it is achieved.
Three, my Group is wholly in support of an increase and improvement in the Ombudsman's investigative powers. Four, we have heard that 75% of the complaints are declared inadmissible. We must have a continuing education campaign throughout the European Union to improve the awareness of the Ombudsman and indeed the petitions procedure amongst our citizens. Five, finally I would urge the Commission and the Council to insist on – indeed to demand – firm deadlines by which responses to the Ombudsman, the Committee on Petitions and, above all, to the petitioners or complainants, are made. As a school report might say, all in all, so far so good."@en1
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