Activities of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2011/2106(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with satisfaction the sustained reduction in critical remarks (33 in 2010, 35 in 2009, 44 in 2008 and 55 in 2007) issued by the Ombudsman; concurs that this is evidence that the EU institutions are taking a more pro-active role in resolving complaints and that the Ombudsman’s effectiveness has earned him a degree of legitimacy in the eyes of those institutions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the average time required for completing inquiries seems to have stabilised at 9 months in 2009 and 2010; calls for this timeframe to be reduced by means of closer cooperation among all stakeholders;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that in 2010 the Ombudsman submitted one special report, which concerned the Commission’s refusal to disclose documents and to co-operate with the Ombudsman in a sincere mannerpirit of complete transparency; recalls that the Committee on Petitions’ report3 on the special report was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2010; recalls that in the adopted resolution the Commission was urged to give an undertaking to the European Parliament that it would fulfil its duty of sincere cooperation with the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the launch of an information campaign designed to reassure the staff of the EU institutions as to the Ombudsman’s willingness to listen and discuss issues, and to highlight the advantages of intervention by the Ombudsman with a view to bringing the administrations of the EU institutions closer to EU citizens;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue to insist on the fundamental right of access to documents, a citizen-friendly culture of service and a pro-active attitude of the EU’s institutions, agencies and bodies with regard to putting documents into the public domain; proposes, therefore, that examples of effective intervention by the Ombudsman be publicised among EU citizens in order to counter their negative image of the EU administration, which is often regarded as cumbersome and ineffective;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Proposes that this statement of public service principles be disseminated as widely as possible and made easily accessible to EU citizens, so as to reassure them of the EU’s commitment to protecting public services, which are a feature of their day-to-day lives;