Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative

Reference A9-0018/2022Committee PETI

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The Left39

3602195%

S&D145

143002100%

Greens/EFA72

710

The European Parliament adopted by 417 votes to 40, with 237 abstentions, a resolution on citizens' participation: on engaging with citizens: the right to petition, the right to refer to the European Ombudsman and the European Citizens’ Initiative.Parliament stressed that the right of petition is the oldest instrument of direct citizen participation at EU level and that it is the most direct way for citizens to contact the EU institutions, to express their views on legislation and policy choices adopted at EU level and to lodge complaints about poor implementation. The number of petitions received in relation to the EU population remains modest and there are significant differences between Member States, regions and languages in the…