The right to petition the European Parliament is a right accorded to all European citizens and residents of the EU under Article 194 of the Treaty. The Petitions Committee aims to ensure, in close cooperation with the European Commission and the concerned national authorities, that remedies are found for those complaints by citizens that fall under the obligations of Community law.
Sir Robert Atkins MEP (United Kingdom) EPP-ED Coordinator on the Committee on Petitions
The follow-up of the Recommendations made in June 2007 by the European Parliament following the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
The right to petition the European Parliament is a right accorded to all European citizens and residents of the EU under Article 194 of the Treaty. The Petitions Committee aims to ensure, in close cooperation with the European Commission and the concerned national authorities, that remedies are found for those complaints by citizens that fall under the obligations of Community law.
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