Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-21-Speech-1-228"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statute of the European Ombudsman (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080421.20.1-228"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-21-Speech-1-2292
lpv:speaker	lp:Metin Kazak2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2007-06-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2007-07-03--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-06-21--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Movement for Rights and Freedoms (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-06-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Jäätteenmäki’s report comes at a very important time in the process of European integration: the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. The acknowledgement, for the first time, of the right of the citizens of Europe to a good administration constitutes significant progress towards greater transparency and meets the need for the actions and the behaviour of Community bodies to comply not only with the rules in force but also with the expectations of the European taxpayer as regards a responsible, impartial and efficient administration. The proposed changes would make it possible, during an investigation, to overcome any unwillingness on the part of the Community institutions to cooperate fully in the clarification of the facts. Any possible willingness to gloss over certain aspects of the truth by adopting vague texts whose wording is open to ambiguous interpretation cannot be tolerated. This allows an administration far too much latitude and increases its discretionary powers in a disproportionate and unacceptable manner. The Ombudsman needs the confidence of the citizens who expect him to intervene judiciously in the protection of their rights. However, he is also duty bound to respect the confidentiality of the information that he receives. For this reason, I congratulate Mrs Jäätteenmäki for having struck an appropriate balance between these two requirements and for having proposed balanced solutions that strengthen the effectiveness of the role of the Ombudsman as a moral authority and improve the transparency of the Community institutions, confirming, in the spirit of the new Charter, the right of every European citizen to good governance and a good administration."@en1

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