Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-22-Speech-1-124"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080922.20.1-124"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-09-22-Speech-1-1252
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie Panayotopoulos-cassiotou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2008-05-28--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, our fellow Member Mr Hammerstein always bears in mind matters that are of concern to citizens, and I have had occasion to see this for myself when taking part in delegations to the Committee on Petitions. He also shows great sensitivity in the way he wishes to present the work of the Committee on Petitions in a report. I daresay this is a ground-breaking report because it is not the same one we present every year; it tries to highlight certain cases that the committee has attended to. The aim of the endeavour is certainly to improve the effectiveness of the Committee on Petitions in order to meet European citizens’ expectations. The endeavour aims to ensure that citizens have confidence in the way their cases are handled and that there is a distinction between the right to submit petitions to the European Parliament and the submission of complaints to the European Commission and other bodies. It is very important that citizens understand the differences between procedures. We are not aiming for more petitions. We are aiming for petitions that have substance and are apolitical. We therefore want a secretariat with integrity, one that will not get involved in political disputes or decide the petitions procedure on the basis of political developments in the country. Similarly, in the case of court decisions, we do not want the Committee on Petitions to get involved in legal developments, and we want it to respect the decisions of the European Court of Justice. We have not seen any benefits from the increase in the number of committee members from 25 to 40. Look at the results of the votes. How many members vote? Never as many as the 25 who first made up the Committee on Petitions. Extrajudicial proceedings provide a valuable channel for citizens, and fortunately we have SOLVIT for cases concerning the internal market, a resource that citizens should make use of. Above all, everything should be conducted in a transparent, independent manner, so that we are equal to our task."@en1
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