Activities of Peter JAHR related to 2023/2047(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ deliberations during 2022
Amendments (8)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Parliament is the only EU institution directly elected by EU citizens; whereas Parliament has long been at the forefront of the development of the petitions process internationally and has the most open and transparent petitions process in Europe, allowing petitioners to participate fully in its activities;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas when adopting its meeting agenda, the Committee on Petitions should pay attention to petitions and topics with significant relevance for discussion at EU level and to the need to maintain an equitable geographical coverage of topics according to the petitions receivedall admissible petitions, independently of the topic of the petition or its origin;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the European dimension of the Committee on Petitions, which can be addressed by citizens from all 27 Member States on issues that fall within the scope of the EU Treaties and EU law; believes that the Committee has a special responsibility to uphold this European dimension and to demonstrate the added value of European unity and integration to citizens; is of the opinion that the treatment of petitions should be geographically balanced and proportionate to the size of each Member State; believes, in this respect,believes that the European Parliament should increase its efforts to promote the role and work of its Committee on Petitions and raise awareness among all EU citizens of the possibility to address a petition to the European Parliament; urges the political groups represented in the Committee on Petitions to seek consensus and balance with regard to selecting and treating petitions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness among its staff about the need to use plain, simple and empatheticappropriate language, in order to convey clearly understandable responses to the petitioners; encourages the Commission to delegate the role of presenting the Commission’s positions in the meetings of the Committee on Petitions to more senior and high- ranking staff;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Finds it worrying that the Commission does not provide updated information on petitions related to infringement procedures and on their state of play; deplores, in this regard, the lack of systematic follow-up in the communication with the Committee on Petitions; reiterates its call on the Commission to regularly update the Committee on Petitions on developments in infringement proceedings and to ensure that the Committee on Petitions gets access to the relevant Commission documents on infringement procedures which were launched based on the petitions received, and on EU Pilot procedures; is of the opinion that increased transparency and regular feedback on the handling of ongoing infringement procedures by the Commission would be beneficial for the Committee’s follow-up of open petitions;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that environmental issues remained an area of serious concern for petitioners in 2022; regrets that environmental rules are not always highlights that numerous petitions describe alleged incorrectly implemented ination by the Member States, as described in numerous petitions raising complaints of EU legislation about air quality, noise pollution, waste management and the deterioration of natural ecosystems, among other things; points to the work the Committee on Petitions continued to carry out in 2022 on the impact of mining activities on the environment, putting a number of petitions received on this topic on the agenda; draws attention to citizens’ concerns about the environmental impacts of renewable energy, especially relating to wind farms, and to the public hearing of 15 June 2022 on the social and environmental impacts of renewable energy;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the need to provide sign language interpretation services and easy- to-readunctually provide International sign language translinterpretations for committee meetings, plenary meetings and all other Parliamentmajor events and meetings, in order to make them accessible for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the European Ombudsman’s regular contributions to the work of the Committee on Petitions throughout the year; firmly believes that the Union’s institutions, bodies and agencies must ensure consistent and effective follow-up toadequate follow-up to and discussions on the recommendations of the Ombudsman;