Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2158(INI)
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Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, originally proclaimed in December 2000, was signed on 12 December 2007, and reconfirmed by the Presidents of Parliament, of the Commission and of the Council, and whereas the commitment to a legally binding Charter, contained in the Treaty of Lisbon, which is in the process of ratification, reflects a growing awareness that citizens should be placed at the centre of Europe's concerns,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is essential that the European institutions and bodies be given the budgetmake full use of the necessary resources neein ordedr to fulfil their obligation to ensure that citizens receive prompt and substantive responses to their enquiries, complaints and petitions,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Ombudsman to pursue his efforts and to promote his activities effectively, transparently and flexibly so that, in the eyes of citizens, he represents the custodian of sound administration and a genuine culture of service in EU institutions;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its satisfaction with the public profile of the Ombudsman, whose aim is to provide citizens, companies, NGOs and other entities with information and to make them aware of their rights, and considers that high-quality information may help to reduce the number of complaints which do not fall within the Ombudsman's terms of reference; at the same time, calls on the Ombudsman to forward immediately those complaints which do not fall within his terms of reference by way of the most appropriate network at national, regional and local level and to keep each petitioner informed about the progress of his/her complaint;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the enhanced information campaign promoted by the communications strategy adopted by the Ombudsman using various means of informing citizens and raising public consciousness, which leads to greater awareness of citizens' rights and Community competences, as well as a greater understanding of the Ombudsman's sphere of competence; urges him, however, in the light of the still substantial number of complaints falling outside his terms of reference and in the light of the fact that the figure in respect of admissible complaints – 16% – remains unsatisfactory, to intensify his efforts to provide more comprehensive information about those terms of reference on a more regular basis;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25