Activities of Jarosław WAŁĘSA related to 2015/2231(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 PDF (305 KB) DOC (113 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 24 of the TFEU lays down that ‘every citizen of the Union may apply to the Ombudsman established in accordance with Article 228’; whereas Article 228 of the TFUE empowers the European Ombudsman to conduct inquiries into maladministration in the activities of the Union institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role; whereas Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights states that ‘Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions and bodies of the Union’;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Article 43 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights states that ‘Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the European Ombudsman cases of maladministration in the activities of the institutions, bodies, offices or agencies of the Union, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.’
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Ombudsman transferred 636772 complaints to members of the European Network of Ombudsmen, including 86 complaints transferred to the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, 144 to the Commission and 524 to other institutions and bodies; whereas most inquiries concerned the Commission (59.6 %), followed by the EU agencies (13.7 %), EPSO (9.4 %), other institutions (8.5 %), the EEAS (3.8 %), Parliament (3.5 %) and OLAF (3.2 %);
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas of the inquiries closed by the Ombudsman 21.5 % concerned requests for information and access to documents, 19.3 % the Commission’s role as guardian of the Treaties, 19.3 % competition and selection procedures and 16 % institutional and policy matters, 11,3% administration and staff regulations, 8,3% award of tenders or grants and 6% execution of contracts;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas in 76 cases no maladministration was found; whereas in 39 cases maladministration was found, and in 13 cases another way to close the case was used; whereas in the cases where maladministration was found the Ombudsman issued critical remarks in 27 instances and draft recommendations in 12 instances; whereas the notion of good administration should be understood as an on-going continuous improvement process;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the length of the most of inquiries closed in 2014 was between 3 and 18 months; whereas the average time for closing an inquiry was 11 months;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes thatGives its full support to the Ombudsman has made’s greater use of her power to open strategic investigations on her own initiative and ha; welcomes appointeding an Own- Initiative Investigation Co-ordinator; considers that it has been crucial that the Ombudsman put the focus on transparency as a guarantee of good administration;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s increased focus on transparency in lobbying activities and her work towards a mandatory Transparency Register, so that citizens may know who is trying to influence EU decision makers; welcomes her inquiry into the composition and transparency of expert groups at the Commission, in particular those advising on the Common Agricultural Policy where the EU spends more than a third of its budget; supports her approach and encourages her to continue monitoring transparency in the composition of these groups in order to guarantee a balanced representation in all such groups in all policy areas; calls on the Ombudsman to fight for gender balance within ththe wide range of economic and non- economic intereset groups in all policy areas;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Transparency Register, in which more than 7000 institutions have voluntarily registered; what reflects the variety of public and private stakeholders that the European institutions are constantly working with; welcomes the Ombudsman’s support for Vice President Timmermans’ plan to work towards a mandatory register and welcomes the Commission’s decision of 1 December 2014 obliging all members of the Commission and senior staff to publish all contacts and meetings with stakeholders and lobbyists;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes thatWelcomes the Ombudsman opened an’s investigation into the protection of fundamental rights in the EU’s cohesion policy, which was set up to create growth and jobs, to tackle climate change and energy dependence, and to reduce poverty and social exclusion, in order to verify whether the Charter of Fundamental Rights is being adhered to in all cases where this policy is implemented and, failing this, whether fines could be imposed on Member States or funds suspended;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Commends the Ombudsman on her investigations into the citizens’ right to participate in the EU decision-making process, in particular into the functioning of the European Citizens’ Initiative; notes that in 2014 she invited ECI organisers, Civil Society Organisations and other interested parties to provide feedback on the ECI with a view to its improvement; invites the Ombudsman to share her experience and contribute to the upcoming revision of the regulation on ECI;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the EU institutions’ 80 % compliance rate with the Ombudsman’s suggestions; is concerned at the 20% non- compliance; despite the fact that Ombudsman’s suggestions are not legally binding, urges the institutions to respond and react promptly to the Ombudsman’s critical remarks and to make all efforts to improve theircommit to a responsible follow-up rate;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Ombudsman to continue to promote the European Network of Ombudsmen with a view to better informing EU citizens about the apportionment of responsibilities between the European Ombudsman, national ombudsmen and its Committee on Petitions; recognises the important contribution of the Network; notes that 59.3 % of complaints processed in 2014 fell within the competence of a member of the Network; recalls that its on the Committee on Petitions is a fullto be a more active member of the Network and reinforce the collaboration on common policies of concern, which fall within European field of activities; notes that in 2014 the Ombudsman transferred 86 complaints to this committee;