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– der henviser til betænkning fra Udvalget for Andragender ( A6‑0276/2005 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Petitions ( A6‑0276/2005 ),
A. der henviser til, at chartret om grundlæggende rettigheder højtideligt blev proklameret i Nice den 7. december 2000, og at der er en politisk vilje til at gøre det retligt bindende,
A. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights was solemnly proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000 and forms part of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,
B. der henviser til, at det i artikel 41 i chartret om grundlæggende rettigheder hedder, at enhver har ret til at få sin sag behandlet uvildigt, retfærdigt og inden for en rimelig frist af Unionens institutioner og organer,
B. whereas Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights provides 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,
C. der henviser til, at det i chartrets artikel 43 hedder, at "enhver unionsborger samt enhver fysisk eller juridisk person med bopæl eller hjemsted i en medlemsstat har ret til at klage til Unionens ombudsmand over tilfælde af fejl og forsømmelser i forbindelse med handlinger foretaget af Fællesskabets institutioner eller organer med undtagelse af Domstolen og Retten i Første Instans under udøvelsen af deres domstolsfunktioner",
C. whereas Article 43 of the Charter provides 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 Ombudsman of the Union cases of maladministration in the activities of the Community institutions or bodies, with the exception of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance acting in their judicial role’,
D. der henviser til, at 2005 markerer både påbegyndelsen af anden embedsperiode for den nuværende ombudsmand, Nikiforos Diamandouros, og tiårsdagen i september for oprettelsen af Den Europæiske Ombudsmandsinstitution,
D. whereas the current year marks both the beginning of the second mandate of the current Ombudsman, Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros, and, in September, the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the European Ombudsman,
E. der henviser til, at Ombudsmandens årsberetning formelt blev afgivet til Europa-Parlamentets formand den 8. marts 2005, og at ombudsmanden, Nikiforos Diamandouros, forelagde den for Udvalget for Andragender den 10. maj 2005 i Strasbourg,
E. whereas the Ombudsman’s annual report was formally submitted to the President of the European Parliament on 8 March 2005 and the Ombudsman, Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros, presented the report to the Committee on Petitions on 10 May 2005 in Strasbourg,
F. der henviser til, at der i 2004 var en kraftig stigning (53%) i antallet af klager til Ombudsmanden i sammenligning med året før, og at kun halvdelen af denne stigning (51%) skyldes det forhold, at statsborgerne i de ti nye medlemsstater nu er blevet EU-borgere,
F. whereas in 2004 there was a substantial increase (53%) in the number of complaints addressed to the Ombudsman compared to the previous year and whereas only half of this increase (51%) is due to the fact that the nationals of the ten new Member States have now become European citizens,
G. der henviser til, at Den Europæiske Ombudsmand er et uvildigt organ og samtidig tilbyder borgere et udenretsligt middel inden for Unionen, og at Ombudsmanden i 2004 gav effektiv hjælp i næsten 70% af alle klagerne, herunder de klager, der ikke blev antaget til behandling,
G. whereas the European Ombudsman is an impartial body and at the same time offers citizens an extrajudicial remedy within the Union, and whereas in 2004 he provided effective assistance in almost 70% of all cases referred to him, including inadmissible complaints,
H. der henviser til, at Ombudsmanden i 2004 afsluttede 251 undersøgelser, hvoraf 247 var undersøgelser af klager, og fire var undersøgelser på eget initiativ, at 65 sager blev løst af institutionen eller organet selv efter en klage til Ombudsmanden, og at der foresloges 12 mindelige løsninger,
H. whereas the Ombudsman closed 251 enquiries in 2004, of which 247 were enquiries into complaints and four were own-initiative enquiries; whereas 65 cases were settled by the institution or body itself following a complaint to the Ombudsman and 12 friendly solutions were proposed,
I. der henviser til, at Ombudsmanden besluttede at afgive en særlig beretning (OI/2/2003/GG) til Europa-Parlamentet som svar på en klage, der vedrørte en sag, hvor Ombudsmanden fandt, at klageren var blevet udsat for diskriminerende ansættelsesbetingelser i Kommissionen, og hvor der ikke var fundet en mindelig løsning, og Kommissionen ikke havde accepteret et forslag til henstilling,
I. whereas the Ombudsman decided to submit a special report (0I/2/2003/GG) to the European Parliament in response to one complaint, which concerned a case in which the Ombudsman considered that the complainant had been subject to discriminatory employment conditions in the service of the Commission, and in which no amicable solution had been achieved and the Commission had not accepted his draft recommendation
J. der henviser til, at afgivelsen af en særlig beretning til Europa-Parlamentet er et vigtigt middel, hvorved Ombudsmanden kan søge Europa-Parlamentets og dets Udvalg for Andragenders støtte med henblik på både at give borgere, hvis rettigheder er blevet tilsidesat, oprejsning og fremme højnelsen af standarden i EU-forvaltningen,
J. whereas submitting a special report to the European Parliament represents an essential means by which the Ombudsman can seek the support of the European Parliament and its Committee on Petitions in order to bring satisfaction to citizens whose rights have been infringed, as well as promoting the improvement of the standards of European administration
K. der henviser til, at Ombudsmandens undersøgelser ofter bringer positive resultater for klagere og kan bidrage til at forbedre kvaliteten af administrative tjenesteydelser,
K. whereas the Ombudsman’s enquiries often produce positive results for complainants and can help to improve the quality of administrative services,
L. der henviser til, at de talrige kritiske bemærkninger i Ombudsmandens årsberetning 2004 om tilfælde af fejl og forsømmelser i forvaltningen måske kan være med til at forhindre, at fejl eller forsømmelser gentager sig fremover takket være EU-institutioners og andre organers vedtagelse og gennemførelse af passende foranstaltninger,
L. whereas the numerous critical remarks made by the Ombudsman in his 2004 report regarding cases of maladministration may help to prevent errors or dysfunctions recurring in future through the adoption and implementation of suitable measures by EU institutions and other bodies,
M. der henviser til, at Ombudsmanden kritiserede, at Parlamentet havde undladt at træffe passende foranstaltninger for at fremme effektiv overholdelse af bestemmelserne om rygning i Parlamentets lokaler,
M. whereas a critical remark was addressed to the European Parliament because of its failure to take adequate measures to enforce its rules on smoking on its premises,
N. der henviser til, at Ombudsmanden fortsætter med udbygge det konstruktive samarbejde med EU-institutioner- og organer gennem møder og fælles arrangementer med henblik på at koordinere bestræbelserne på at nå de fælles mål,
N. whereas the Ombudsman continues to build constructive working relations with European Union institutions and bodies through meetings and joint events with a view to developing synergies in pursuit of common objectives,
O. der henviser til, at det af årsberetningen fremgår, hvor stort et arbejde Ombudsmanden har gjort for at udvide og aktivisere netværket af nationale og regionale ombudsmænd i Unionen, ansøgerlandene, Norge og Island gennem etablering af et system for udveksling af oplysninger og bedste praksis under behørig hensyntagen til den omstændighed, at ombudsmændenes beføjelser og virksomheds- og ansvarsområder ofte er meget forskellige,
O. whereas the annual report illustrates the work done by the Ombudsman to extend and energise the network of national and regional ombudsmen in the Union, the applicant countries, Norway and Iceland, by developing information exchanges and the sharing of best practice, with due regard for the fact that the powers exercised by ombudsmen and their spheres of action and responsibility are often very different,
P. der henviser til, at deltagelsen af Europa-Parlamentets Udvalg for Andragender i dette netværk kunne fremme det praktiske samarbejde mellem EU-institutionerne og de nationale og regionale ombudsmænd i betragtning af deres indbyrdes forskellige ansvarsområder,
P. whereas participation by the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions in this network could facilitate practical cooperation between European institutions and national and regional ombudsmen, given the various responsibilities they enjoy,
Q. der henviser til, at Ombudsmanden i 2004 udvidede sin kommunikationsvirksomhed, herunder navnlig informationsbesøg, offentlige arrangementer, konferencer og presseinterviews, med henblik på at øge borgernes kendskab til deres rettigheder i forhold til fællesskabsforvaltningen,
Q. whereas in 2004 the Ombudsman extended his communication activities, in particular information visits, public events, conferences and interviews given to the press, in order to raise citizens’ awareness of their rights vis-à-vis the Community’s administration,
R. der henviser til, at Europa-Parlamentet den 6. september 2001 enstemmigt vedtog adfærdskodeksen for god forvaltningsskik, som Ombudsmanden havde anbefalet i en særlig rapport fra april 2000, men som Kommissionen endnu ikke har vedtaget,
R. whereas on 6 September 2001 the European Parliament unanimously adopted the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour, as recommended in the Ombudsman’s special report of April 2000, but which the Commission has not yet adopted,
S. der henviser til, at Nikiforos Diamandouros for nylig i en skrivelse til Europa-Parlamentets formand og under et møde med Kommissionens formand og kommissionsmedlemmerne slog til lyd for, at EU's institutioner og organer vælger en fælles tilgang til adfærdskodeksen for god forvaltningsskik i EU,
S. whereas Mr Diamandouros recently advocated, in a letter to the President of the European Parliament and during a meeting with the Commission President and the College of Commissioners, that all the institutions and bodies should adopt a common approach with regard to a code of good administrative behaviour,
2. lykønsker Ombudsmanden for at have diversificereret og modernisereret årsberetningen for at imødekomme klagernes, EP-medlemmernes, fagfolks og den brede offentligheds forskellige behov;
Congratulates the Ombudsman’s Office on diversifying and modernising its annual publications to cater for the various needs of complainants, Members of Parliament, professionals and the general public;
5. bemærker, at selv om der har været en stigning i antallet af klager til Ombudsmanden, ligger ca. 75% af disse klager uden for Ombudsmandens mandat, da klagen i de fleste tilfælde er rettet mod de nationale myndigheder, som er ansvarlige for gennemførelsen af fællesskabsretten;
Notes that, although there has been an increase in the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman, around 75% of those complaints fall outside his mandate, since in most cases the target of the complaint is the national authorities, which are responsible for the application of Community law;
I årsberetningen for 1997 foreslog Ombudsmanden følgende definition: Der foreligger fejl eller forsømmelser, når en offentlig myndighed ikke handler i overensstemmelse med en bindende regel eller et bindende princip . med henvisning til både de institutioner og organer, som det finder anvendelse på, idet der her må opstilles enhelt præcis og udtømmende liste, og de områder, klagen kan vedrøre, idet der her må ske kategorisk udelukkelse af de områder, der henhører under medlemsstatsmyndigheders kompetenceområder;
The Ombudsman proposed the following definition in his 1997 annual report: maladministration occurs when a public body fails to act in accordance with a rule or principle which is binding upon it. , with reference both to the institutions and bodies to which it applies, by drawing up a strict and exhaustive list, and to matters which may be the subject of complaints, by categorically excluding those which fall under the responsibility of the Member States’ authorities;
11. glæder sig over Ombudsmandens særlige beretning (OI/2/2003/GG) og henstiller til Kommissionen, at den af respekt for EU-borgernes rettigheder og til gavn for EU-forvaltningens kvalitet tager bestemmelserne om rekruttering af pressemedarbejdere til sine delegationer i tredjelande op til fornyet overvejelse;
Welcomes the Ombudsman's special report (OI/2/2003/GG) and recommends to the Commission, as a matter of respect for the rights of European citizens and for the benefit of the quality of European administration, that it re-examine the rules concerning the recruitment of the press officer of the delegations in third countries;
13. bifalder Ombudsmanden bestræbelser på at sikre, at EU-institutionerne accepterer en kortere tidsfrist for behandling af klager om afslag på aktindsigt i dokumenter, og opfordrer indtrængende Rådet til at acceptere dette forslag;
Approves the Ombudsman's efforts to secure acceptance on the part of the European institutions of a shorter deadline for dealing with complaints concerning refusal to grant access to documents and urges the Council to accept this proposal;
20. tilskynder til en udvidelse og styrkelse af det udenretslige system, der giver borgerne et alternativ til sagsanlæg i form af afgørelser eller henstillinger, der ikke er retligt bindende og ikke er tvangsmæssige foranstaltninger;
Encourages the extension and strengthening of the system of non-judicial appeal which provides citizens with an alternative to legal action, in the form of decisions and recommendations which are not legally binding and do not constitute coercive measures;
23. finder, at optagelsen af Europa-Parlamentets Udvalg for Andragender i netværket vil gøre det muligt for udvalget at styrke dets regelmæssige kontakt med de nationale parlamenters udvalg for andragender og medlemsstaternes ombudsmænd;
Considers that the inclusion of the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions in the network will enable it to increase and strengthen its regular contacts with the committees on petitions of the national parliaments and the ombudsmen of Member States;
Historisk baggrund
Historical Background
På nationalt niveau blev den første Ombudsmandsinstitution (Justitie) i nyere tid oprettet ved den svenske grundlov i 1809.
At national level, the first Ombudsman (‘Justitie’) of the modern age was established by the Swedish Constitution in 1809.
På europæisk niveau opfordrede Europa-Parlamentet i 1970'erne, kort før det almindelige direkte valg til Europa-Parlamentet, Kommissionen til at overveje at oprette en EF-ombudsmand i et forsøg på at afhjælpe den komplicerede bureaukratiske struktur.
At European level, it was during the 1970s that the European Parliament, shortly before its election by universal suffrage, called on the Commission to consider creating a Community ombudsman in an attempt to remedy the complexity of its bureaucratic structure.
Det er værd at henvise til betænkningen om udnævnelse af en EF-ombudsmand, der blev udarbejdet af Sir Derek Walker-Smith på vegne af Retsudvalget og vedtaget af plenarforsamlingen den 6. april 1979.
It is worth referring back to the report on the appointment of a Community Ombudsman drawn up by Sir Derek Walker-Smith, on behalf of the Legal Affairs Committee, and adopted in plenary on 6 April 1979.
I denne betænkning
In this pathfinding report
Europa-Parlamentets betænkning om udnævnelsen af en EF-Ombudsmand, forelagt i 1979 af Retsudvalget, EFT 1979 C 29. , der banede vejen, understregede udvalget, at hvor der allerede var en EF-forvaltning, kunne ombudsmanden gøre EF-bureaukratiet mere personligt eller endda menneskeligt i offentlighedens øjne.
Report on the appointment of a Community Ombudsman by the European Parliament, presented in 1979 by the Legal Affairs Committee, EC, (1979) OJ C 29/79. , the committee stressed that, where an administration or European civil service was already in place, the Ombudsman could personify or even give a human face to European bureaucracy in the eyes of the public.
Denne ide blev taget op i Adonnino-udvalgets endelige betænkning, der blev offentliggjort i 1985
This idea would be taken up in the final report of the Adonnino Committee, published in 1985
Det var imidlertid først under Regeringskonferencen i 1991, der banede vejen for Maastricht-traktaten, at de tolv - på et forslag fra Luxembourg - blev enige om at oprette en europæisk ombudsmandsinstitution, der skulle være ansvarlig for sager om fejl og forsømmelser i fællesskabsinstitutioner og -organer.
Yet it was not until the 1991 Intergovernmental Conference, which paved the way for the Maastricht Treaty, that, on a proposal from Luxembourg, an agreement on the establishment of a European Ombudsman responsible for cases of maladministration in Community institutions and bodies was accepted by the Twelve.
Den første ombudsmand, Jacob Söderman fra Finland, blev udnævnt i juli 1995.
The first holder of the office, Mr Jacob Söderman of Finland, was appointed in July 1995.
Da Söderman besluttede sig for at trække sig tilbage inden udløbet af sin anden embedsperiode, indtrådte Nikoforos Diamandouros fra Grækenland i embedet den 1. april 2003.
When Mr Söderman decided to retire before the end of his second term of office, Mr Nikoforos Diamandouros of Greece took over the position in April 2003.
Han blev genvalgt af Europa-Parlamentet den 11. januar 2005 og vil fortsætte i embedet under Parlamentets sjette valgperiode.
He was re-elected by the European Parliament on 11 January 2005 and will continue in office during the sixth parliamentary term.
Den Europæiske Ombudsmands rolle ti år senere
The function of the European Ombudsman ten years on
In medio stat virtus ("dyden er i centrum") er grundsætningen for middelalderens skolastiske filosoffer og kunne meget vel blive mottoet for Den Europæiske Ombudsmand, nu hvor institutionen nærmer sig sit tiårs jubilæum.
In medio stat virtus ('virtue stands in the middle') was the maxim of the scholastic philosophers of the Middle Ages and could well become the motto of the European Ombudsman as the office approaches its tenth anniversary.
Den Europæiske Ombudsmands rolle, der oprindelig var tænkt som den rolle, der er tillagt en "parlamentarisk kommissær" med hovedsagelig rådgivnings- og overvågningsmæssige opgaver, har - navnlig i praksis - hurtigt udviklet sig med det resultat, at Ombudsmanden nu optræder som en ekstern kontrolmekanisme for EU-forvaltningen og medvirker til at bringe tilbagevendende fejl og forsømmelser for dagens lys.
The European Ombudsman's role, which was originally seen as that of a 'parliamentary commissioner', with essentially consultative and supervisory duties, has evolved rapidly, especially in practice, with the result that the Ombudsman now acts as an external control mechanism for Europe’s public administration, helping to expose recurring malfunctions .
Dette kan illustreres ved en statistisk sammenligning: I perioden fra 1995 til 2002 var den gennemsnitlige stigning i antallet af klager på 17,9%
This can be illustrated by a statistical comparison: between 1995 and 2002 the average rate of increase in complaints was 17.9%
Hvad angår relevansen af de klager, der indgives til Ombudsmanden, har antallet af klager, der ikke kunne antages til behandling, fra begyndelsen ligget over 70% (78% i 1995, 73% i 1999 og 75% i 2003).
As regards the relevance of complaints submitted to the Ombudsman, from the outset inadmissible complaints have exceeded 70% (78% in 1995; 73% in 1999; and 75% in 2003).
Analyse af klager behandlet i 2004
Analysis of complaints examined in 2004
Den voldsomme stigning i antallet af klager er ikke kun et resultat af udvidelsen: 657 klager kom fra de nye medlemsstater, hvilket svarer til 51% af stigningsraten for 2004, medens de resterende 49% af klagerne kom fra de 15 gamle medlemsstater og tredjelande.
The sharp rise in the number of complaints is not just a result of enlargement: 657 complaints came from the new Member States, equivalent to 51% of the rate of increase for 2004, while the remaining 49% were accounted for by complaints from the 15 old Member States and from third countries.
De fleste klager kom fra enkeltpersoner i følgende lande: 482 fra Spanien (12,9%), 464 fra Tyskland (12,4%), 303 fra Frankrig (8.1%), 285 fra Polen (7.6%), 269 fra Italien (7,2%), 268 fra Belgien (7,2%) og 195 fra Det Forenede Kongerige (5,2%).
The most numerous complaints came from citizens of the following countries: 482 from Spain (12.9%), 464 from Germany (12.4%), 303 from France (8.1%), 285 from Poland (7.6%), 269 from Italy (7.2%), 268 from Belgium (7.2%) and 195 from the United Kingdom (5.2%).
Udtrykt i forhold til befolkningen i EU er den geografiske fordeling en anelse anderledes: Tyskland (18%), Frankrig (13,5%), Det Forenede Kongerige (13%), Italien (12,6%), Spanien (9,2%),Polen (8,3%) og Nederlandene (3,5%).
In terms of the EU’s population, however, the geographical distribution of complaints is slightly different: Germany (18%), France (13.5%), United Kingdom (13%), Italy (12.6%), Spain (9.2%), Poland (8.3%) and the Netherlands (3.5%).
Antagelighed og behandling af klager
Admissibility and processing of complaints
2730 klager (74,8%) faldt uden for Den Europæiske Ombudsmands mandat, navnlig fordi de ikke var rettet mod en EU-institution eller et EU-organ (91,4%) eller fordi de ikke vedrørte fejl eller forsømmelser (6,2%).
2730 complaints (74.8 %) fell outside the Ombudsman’s mandate, in most cases because they did not refer to a Community institution or body (91.4%) or did not concern instances of maladministration (6.2%).
Blandt de hyppigste årsager til, at klager ikke kunne antages til sagsbehandling, var, at der ikke forinden var foretaget de fornødne administrative henvendelser, og at der herskede usikkerhed med hensyn til klageren eller sagens genstand.
Among the most frequent reasons for complaints being declared inadmissible were the failure to make appropriate administrative approaches beforehand and uncertainty surrounding the author or object of the complaint.
Samlet set behandlede Den Europæiske Ombudsmand 534 undersøgelser i 2004, hvoraf 351 var nye undersøgelser, heraf otte undersøgelser på eget initiativ, og 183 undersøgelser var undersøgelser, der var påbegyndt i tidligere år.
Overall, the Ombudsman dealt with 534 enquiries in 2004, of which 351 were new ones, including eight own-initiatives, and 183 carried over from previous years.
Af de klager, der førte til en undersøgelse, var 375 mod Europa-Kommissionen (69%), 58 mod De Europæiske Fællesskabers Personaleudvælgelseskontor (10,7%), 48 mod Europa-Parlamentet (8,9%) og 22 mod Rådet for Den Europæiske Union (7,2%).
Of the complaints that led to an enquiry, 375 were against the European Commission (69%), 58 against the European Communities Personnel Selection Office (10.7%), 48 against the European Parliament (8.9%) and 22 against the Council of the European Union (7.2%).
Nogle undersøgelser vedrørte flere institutioner eller organer.
Some enquiries concerned more than one institution or body.
De væsentligste former for fejl eller forsømmelser, der berettigede til at foretage en undersøgelse, var manglende gennemsigtighed, herunder afslag på at give oplysninger (22 %), forskelsbehandling (19 %), undgåelige forsinkelser (12%), procedurefejl (9 %), urimelighed eller magtmisbrug (7 %), manglende opfyldelse af forpligtelser i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 226 (7 %), uagtsomhed (6 %) og retlige fejl (5%).
The main types of maladministration justifying an enquiry were lack of transparency, including refusal of information (22%), discrimination (19%), avoidable delay (12%), unsatisfactory procedures (9%), unfairness or abuse of power (7%), failure to fulfil obligations deriving from Article 226 of the EC Treaty (7%), negligence (6%) and legal error (5%).