Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-13-Speech-2-574-000"
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"Mr President, Commissioner Šefčovič, I am delighted that you are present at this debate, as you are well known for your favourable attitude to civic initiatives. Although many people have given up on public involvement, there are still many sending in petitions to Parliament.
Many petitions involve appeals against decisions taken by national authorities. In any case, most petitions are about the incorrect application of European legislation, whether as a result of incorrect transposition, deficiencies in application or infringements. In order not to waste the precious interest and activity of the European citizens who turn to us, we must work in particular on awareness of powers. In the petitions assessed as unacceptable, many involved cases where the petitioners confused national powers with European powers, and the institutions of the EU with the Council of Europe, and especially with the Court of Human Rights.
Although our rejection of such petitions is lawful, we should ensure that the public is sufficiently well informed as to the division of powers, as to the meaning of the right to petition, and as to what can be achieved by submitting a petition to Parliament."@en1
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