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2008/2301(INI) Annual report on the activity of the Petitions Committee 2008

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead PETI MCGUINNESS Mairead (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 227-p7

Events

2009/10/27
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2009/04/22
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2009/04/22
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 641 votes to 13, with 15 abstentions, a resolution on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008.

The resolution recalls that in 2008 the Committee on Petitions received 1 886 petitions, of which 1 065 were declared admissible and 821 were declared inadmissible.

MEPs welcome the involvement and contribution of petitioners at each meeting of the Committee on Petitions, which allows for a direct and open dialogue with European Parliament representatives . They encourage individual EU citizens and community associations to come forward with issues which concern the area of activity of the European Union and which affect them directly. The Commission is called upon to ensure that greater recognition is given to, and greater emphasis placed on, the petitions process.

The resolution urges national and regional parliaments, as representatives of EU citizens, to remain vigilant in relation to the way in which Member States apply the Treaties and EU legislative acts, notably as regards issues related to the environment, social and employment rights, the free movement of persons, goods and services, financial services, citizens' fundamental rights including their right to legitimately acquired property, recognition of their professional qualifications and all forms of discrimination.

The Parliament stresses that it cannot regard as admissible petitions which seek to appeal against decisions of competent authorities or judicial bodies of Member States and that information to that effect must be communicated in a clear and understandable way to the petitioners. It also notes that many petitions received by Parliament from individuals and associations largely concern matters which do not constitute an infringement of Community law and which should therefore be resolved by exhausting all legal avenues of redress existing in the Member States concerned.

MEPs call on the Commission, all Member States and their national, regional and local institutions, together with their Permanent Representatives, to cooperate fully with the responsible committee of the European Parliament when investigating allegations or proposals contained in petitions, on a loyal and constructive basis, with a view to finding solutions to issues raised through the petitions process. They request that a new interinstitutional agreement incorporating reinforced powers for committees of inquiry be negotiated in order to further strengthen the rights of EU citizens.

The Parliament is concerned by the large number of petitions received seeking voting rights for resident ‘non’-citizens of Latvia in local elections. It urges the European Commission to closely monitor and encourage the regularisation of the status of "non"-citizens in Latvia, many of whom were born in Latvia. It also calls: (i) for the implementation by all parties of UN Security Council Resolution 550 (1984) on the Cyprus issue , which would lead to the full restoration of property to its legitimate owners in Varosha; (ii) the Romanian authorities to adopt measures to conserve and safeguard Romania's cultural and architectural heritage ; (iii) the French authorities to prepare an epidemiological assessment to determine the impact on the area close to Fos-Berre, in the immediate vicinity of the incinerator plant under construction at Fos-sur-Mer .

The Commission is also called upon, inter alia, to: (i) ensure that the Habitats and Birds Directives are applied by the Member States in a manner which is consistent with the objective of ending biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010; (ii) step up its monitoring of the implementation of Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising with regard to misleading business-directory companies.

MEPs welcome the constructive cooperation between the Ombudsman and the EU. They endorse the Ombudsman's repeated calls for the adoption of a Code of Good Administrative Behaviour , common to all EU institutions and bodies. Moreover, they believe that the Ombudsman, the Commission and Parliament should develop a common EU portal for the treatment of complaints addressed to the EU institutions.

The resolution recalls the recommendations contained in the 2007 Annual Report of the Committee on Petitions with a view to reviewing the administrative procedures for the treatment of petitions, such as, for instance, the transfer of the registration of petitions to the Petitions Committee secretariat, close cooperation with SOLVIT , further enhancement of the petitions database, the development of an EU portal for European citizens, etc. It welcomes the drafting by Members of a Code of Good Practice for the treatment of petitions, which would come into force at the beginning of the next parliamentary term.

Lastly, MEPs note that the " one-seat petition " signed by 1 500 000 people, which seeks to have the European Parliament meet in one location, has not yet been fully addressed. They recommend that the Committee on Petitions deal with this matter as a priority during the next parliamentary term.

Documents
2009/04/22
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2009/04/21
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2009/04/03
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2009/04/03
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2009/03/31
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The Committee on Petitions adopted an own-initiative report drawn up by Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP-ED, IE) on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008.

MEPs welcome the involvement and contribution of petitioners at each meeting of the Committee on Petitions, which allows for a direct and open dialogue with European Parliament representatives. They encourage individual EU citizens and community associations to come forward with issues which concern the area of activity of the European Union and which affect them directly. The Commission is called upon to ensure that greater recognition is given to, and greater emphasis placed on, the petitions process.

The report urges national and regional parliaments , as representatives of EU citizens, to remain vigilant in relation to the way in which Member States apply the Treaties and EU legislative acts, notably as regards issues related to the environment, social and employment rights, the free movement of persons, goods and services, financial services, citizens' fundamental rights including their right to legitimately acquired property, recognition of their professional qualifications and all forms of discrimination.

MEPs call on the Commission, all Member States and their national, regional and local institutions, together with their Permanent Representatives, to cooperate fully with the responsible committee of the European Parliament when investigating allegations or proposals contained in petitions, on a loyal and constructive basis, with a view to finding solutions to issues raised through the petitions process. They request that a new interinstitutional agreement incorporating reinforced powers for committees of inquiry be negotiated in order to further strengthen the rights of EU citizens.

The committee is concerned by the large number of petitions received seeking voting rights for resident ‘non’-citizens of Latvia in local elections. It calls on: the Romanian authorities to adopt measures to conserve and safeguard Romania's cultural and architectural heritage; the French authorities to prepare an epidemiological assessment to determine the impact on the area close to Fos-Berre, in the immediate vicinity of the incinerator plant under construction at Fos-sur-Mer.

The Commission is also called upon, inter alia, to: ensure that the Habitats and Birds Directives are applied by the Member States in a manner which is consistent with the objective of ending biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010; step up its monitoring of the implementation of Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising with regard to misleading business-directory companies.

MEPs welcome the constructive cooperation between the Ombudsman and the EU. They endorse the Ombudsman's repeated calls for the adoption of a Code of Good Administrative Behaviour , common to all EU institutions and bodies. Moreover, they believe that the Ombudsman, the Commission and Parliament should develop a common EU portal for the treatment of complaints addressed to the EU institutions.

The report recalls the recommendations contained in the 2007 Annual Report of the Committee on Petitions with a view to reviewing the administrative procedures for the treatment of petitions, such as, for instance, the transfer of the registration of petitions to the Petitions Committee secretariat, close cooperation with SOLVIT, further enhancement of the petitions database, the development of an EU portal for European citizens, etc. It welcomes the drafting by Members of a Code of Good Practice for the treatment of petitions, which would come into force at the beginning of the next parliamentary term.

Lastly, MEPs note that the "one-seat petition" signed by 1 500 000 people, which seeks to have the European Parliament meet in one location, has not yet been fully addressed. They recommend that the Committee on Petitions deal with this matter as a priority during the next parliamentary term.

2009/03/12
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2009/02/09
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2008/12/18
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2008/10/07
   EP - MCGUINNESS Mairead (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in PETI

Documents

Votes

Rapport McGUINNESS A6-0232/2009 - résolution #

2009/04/22 Outcome: +: 641, 0: 15, -: 13
DE FR IT GB PL ES RO NL HU PT CZ BE EL AT SE BG FI DK LT SK IE SI EE LU LV CY MT ??
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93
66
51
65
45
43
31
26
23
21
23
20
19
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
9
6
6
6
9
4
4
1
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1
2

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3

Estonia PPE-DE

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1

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3

Latvia PPE-DE

Against (1)

3

Cyprus PPE-DE

2

Malta PPE-DE

2
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191

Czechia PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

2

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Estonia PSE

3

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

1

Malta PSE

2
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84

Spain ALDE

1
2

Austria ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Estonia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

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1

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1

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5

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Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

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3
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Netherlands GUE/NGL

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Greece GUE/NGL

Against (1)

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

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Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

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13

France IND/DEM

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1

United Kingdom IND/DEM

4

Poland IND/DEM

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Netherlands IND/DEM

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Czechia IND/DEM

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Greece IND/DEM

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1

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1
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Italy NI

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5

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1

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3

Bulgaria NI

Abstain (1)

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AmendmentsDossier
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  • date: 2009-03-31T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on Petitions adopted an own-initiative report drawn up by Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP-ED, IE) on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008. MEPs welcome the involvement and contribution of petitioners at each meeting of the Committee on Petitions, which allows for a direct and open dialogue with European Parliament representatives. They encourage individual EU citizens and community associations to come forward with issues which concern the area of activity of the European Union and which affect them directly. The Commission is called upon to ensure that greater recognition is given to, and greater emphasis placed on, the petitions process. The report urges national and regional parliaments , as representatives of EU citizens, to remain vigilant in relation to the way in which Member States apply the Treaties and EU legislative acts, notably as regards issues related to the environment, social and employment rights, the free movement of persons, goods and services, financial services, citizens' fundamental rights including their right to legitimately acquired property, recognition of their professional qualifications and all forms of discrimination. MEPs call on the Commission, all Member States and their national, regional and local institutions, together with their Permanent Representatives, to cooperate fully with the responsible committee of the European Parliament when investigating allegations or proposals contained in petitions, on a loyal and constructive basis, with a view to finding solutions to issues raised through the petitions process. They request that a new interinstitutional agreement incorporating reinforced powers for committees of inquiry be negotiated in order to further strengthen the rights of EU citizens. The committee is concerned by the large number of petitions received seeking voting rights for resident ‘non’-citizens of Latvia in local elections. It calls on: the Romanian authorities to adopt measures to conserve and safeguard Romania's cultural and architectural heritage; the French authorities to prepare an epidemiological assessment to determine the impact on the area close to Fos-Berre, in the immediate vicinity of the incinerator plant under construction at Fos-sur-Mer. The Commission is also called upon, inter alia, to: ensure that the Habitats and Birds Directives are applied by the Member States in a manner which is consistent with the objective of ending biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010; step up its monitoring of the implementation of Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising with regard to misleading business-directory companies. MEPs welcome the constructive cooperation between the Ombudsman and the EU. They endorse the Ombudsman's repeated calls for the adoption of a Code of Good Administrative Behaviour , common to all EU institutions and bodies. Moreover, they believe that the Ombudsman, the Commission and Parliament should develop a common EU portal for the treatment of complaints addressed to the EU institutions. The report recalls the recommendations contained in the 2007 Annual Report of the Committee on Petitions with a view to reviewing the administrative procedures for the treatment of petitions, such as, for instance, the transfer of the registration of petitions to the Petitions Committee secretariat, close cooperation with SOLVIT, further enhancement of the petitions database, the development of an EU portal for European citizens, etc. It welcomes the drafting by Members of a Code of Good Practice for the treatment of petitions, which would come into force at the beginning of the next parliamentary term. Lastly, MEPs note that the "one-seat petition" signed by 1 500 000 people, which seeks to have the European Parliament meet in one location, has not yet been fully addressed. They recommend that the Committee on Petitions deal with this matter as a priority during the next parliamentary term.
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The Commission is called upon to ensure that greater recognition is given to, and greater emphasis placed on, the petitions process. The resolution urges national and regional parliaments, as representatives of EU citizens, to remain vigilant in relation to the way in which Member States apply the Treaties and EU legislative acts, notably as regards issues related to the environment, social and employment rights, the free movement of persons, goods and services, financial services, citizens' fundamental rights including their right to legitimately acquired property, recognition of their professional qualifications and all forms of discrimination. The Parliament stresses that it cannot regard as admissible petitions which seek to appeal against decisions of competent authorities or judicial bodies of Member States and that information to that effect must be communicated in a clear and understandable way to the petitioners. It also notes that many petitions received by Parliament from individuals and associations largely concern matters which do not constitute an infringement of Community law and which should therefore be resolved by exhausting all legal avenues of redress existing in the Member States concerned. MEPs call on the Commission, all Member States and their national, regional and local institutions, together with their Permanent Representatives, to cooperate fully with the responsible committee of the European Parliament when investigating allegations or proposals contained in petitions, on a loyal and constructive basis, with a view to finding solutions to issues raised through the petitions process. They request that a new interinstitutional agreement incorporating reinforced powers for committees of inquiry be negotiated in order to further strengthen the rights of EU citizens. The Parliament is concerned by the large number of petitions received seeking voting rights for resident ‘non’-citizens of Latvia in local elections. It urges the European Commission to closely monitor and encourage the regularisation of the status of "non"-citizens in Latvia, many of whom were born in Latvia. It also calls: (i) for the implementation by all parties of UN Security Council Resolution 550 (1984) on the Cyprus issue , which would lead to the full restoration of property to its legitimate owners in Varosha; (ii) the Romanian authorities to adopt measures to conserve and safeguard Romania's cultural and architectural heritage ; (iii) the French authorities to prepare an epidemiological assessment to determine the impact on the area close to Fos-Berre, in the immediate vicinity of the incinerator plant under construction at Fos-sur-Mer . The Commission is also called upon, inter alia, to: (i) ensure that the Habitats and Birds Directives are applied by the Member States in a manner which is consistent with the objective of ending biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010; (ii) step up its monitoring of the implementation of Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising with regard to misleading business-directory companies. MEPs welcome the constructive cooperation between the Ombudsman and the EU. They endorse the Ombudsman's repeated calls for the adoption of a Code of Good Administrative Behaviour , common to all EU institutions and bodies. Moreover, they believe that the Ombudsman, the Commission and Parliament should develop a common EU portal for the treatment of complaints addressed to the EU institutions. The resolution recalls the recommendations contained in the 2007 Annual Report of the Committee on Petitions with a view to reviewing the administrative procedures for the treatment of petitions, such as, for instance, the transfer of the registration of petitions to the Petitions Committee secretariat, close cooperation with SOLVIT , further enhancement of the petitions database, the development of an EU portal for European citizens, etc. It welcomes the drafting by Members of a Code of Good Practice for the treatment of petitions, which would come into force at the beginning of the next parliamentary term. Lastly, MEPs note that the " one-seat petition " signed by 1 500 000 people, which seeks to have the European Parliament meet in one location, has not yet been fully addressed. They recommend that the Committee on Petitions deal with this matter as a priority during the next parliamentary term.
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  • date: 2009-04-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20090421&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2009-04-22T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17108&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2009-239 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0239/2009 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
committees
  • body: EP responsible: True committee: PETI date: 2008-10-07T00:00:00 committee_full: Petitions rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: MCGUINNESS Mairead
links
other
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/index_en.htm title: Secretariat General commissioner: WALLSTRÖM Margot
procedure
dossier_of_the_committee
PETI/6/68855
reference
2008/2301(INI)
title
Annual report on the Activity of the Petitions Committee 2008
legal_basis
Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 216-p8
stage_reached
Procedure completed
type
INI - Own-initiative procedure
subject