Petitions
Any citizen of the European Union, whether residing or not on the territory of any Member State, is entitled to submit, either individually or in association with others, a petition to the Parliament on matters which come within the Community’s fields of activity and affect the petitioners directly. The right to petition, guaranteed by the Treaty, is given also to companies/partnerships, organizations and associations residing in the EU.
Petitions may take a form of request or complaint, and may concern issues of the public or private nature.
The petition may include an individual proposal, complaint or commentary on the Union’s law, or may call on the EP to take a stand in a given situation. Petitions draw the EP’s attention to cases when a Member State, local authorities or institutions infringe the European citizens’ rights.
The procedure for petitions to the European Parliament:
- Who is entitled to submit a petition and in what cases? (external link)
- What form should a petition have? (external link)
- What actions are undertaken if the petition is admissible? (external link)
- Rejection and publication of the petition (external link)
- Petition form on-line (external link)
Jaroslaw Walesa’s parliamentary office is eager to help with submitting petitions to the European Parliament!
