Activities of Peter JAHR related to 2022/2141(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2021 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2021
Amendments (9)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that citizens’ access to all documents of the European institutions is the basis of a participatory democracy; welcomes the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve public participation in and the legitimacy ofthe access of the public to the EU decision- making process; points out that the right to refer a matter to the Ombudsman increases citizens’ engagement with and trust in the EU institutions, as it promotes transparency and the good administration of the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that citizens’ access to all official documents of the European institutions is the basis of a participatory democracy; welcomes the Ombudsman’s efforts to improve public participation in and the legitimacy of the EU decision- making process; points out that the right to refer a matter to the Ombudsman increases citizens’ engagement with and trust in the EU institutions, as it promotes transparency and the good administration of the EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that one of the ways to improve citizens’ perception of the EU is by making it more understandable and transparent to them; calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to guarantee full transparency; deeply regrets that despite the several calls by the Parliament and by the Ombudsman, the Council’s current work is still marred by a lack of transparency;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that 2021 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Transparency Regulation coming into force; welcomes the special focus of the Ombudsman’s Office on this matter throughout the year 2021; notes with concern that the current legislation on public access to EU documents is severely obsolete due to technological advances in access to documentation in recent decades; considers it a priorityacknowledges the need to revise the Transparency Regulation in order to place the EU at the forefront of public access to EU documents and democratic transparency for citizens; welcomes the Ombudsman’s input in relation to the Transparency Regulation and invites the Commission, the Council and the relevant committee in Parliament to take the initiative on its revision;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the Ombudsman has launched a strategic initiative into how the administration records text and instant messages sent/received by staff members in their professional capacity; supports the Ombudsman’s commitment to improving the way the EU administration deals with text and instant messages and other new technologies in the context of its transparency obligations; recalls that text messages whose content relates to the policies, activities and decisions falling within the institution’s sphere of responsibility, are considered EU documents under the Transparency Regulation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for the EU institutions to ensure that informal trilogues are more transparent by holding the meetings in public; reiterates its call also to publish the relevant documentation including calendars, agendas, minutes, documents examined, amendments, of decisions taken, and information on Member State delegations and their positions and minutes, in a standardised and easily accessible online environment, by default and without prejudice to the exemptions listed in Article 4(1) of the Transparency Regulationin accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, following an inquiry into Frontex’s complaints mechanism, in which the Ombudsman drew attention to the agency’s delays in fulfilling its new obligations under the mechanism itself and those of the Fundamental Rights Officer, the Ombudsman has opened an own-initiative inquiry into how Frontex complies with its fundamental rights obligations and ensures accountability in relation to its enhanced responsibility; highlights that this inquiry seeksed to clarify matters related to the accountability of Frontex’s joint operations, to activities related to returns of migrants and to migration support in screening at EU external borders; welcomes the fact that no further inquiries were necessary;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomesTakes note of the opening of an inquiry into the Commission’s role in assessing the sustainability of gas projects listed as projects of regional significance by the Energy Community – which brings together the EU, countries in the Western Balkans, countries in the Black Sea Region, and Norway – as the gas projects might not have been covered by an adequate sustainability assessment before being included on the list; recalls that these projects were evaluated according to a methodology formerly used by the Commission for its list of Projects of Common Interest, which is currently inadequate and no longer used; considers that, particularly in the current geopolitical energy context, energy projects promoted or financed by the EU should be evaluated in the most transparent, consistent and participative way possible;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the adoption of an updated statute for the Ombudsman’s Office in June 2021; recalls that the new statute codifies many of the Office’s working practices over recent years; welcomes the fact that the revised statute provides a strengthened legal framework for the Office and introduces new safeguards that further guarantee its independence; strongly believes that the Office of the Ombudsman must be awarded an increased budget to provide it with the necessary resourcesappropriate budget to effectively handle the overall workload and ensure it is able to continue to work competently at the service of European citizens;