Traduction de «Right to petition the European Parliament » (Anglais → Français) :

a personal right to free movement and residence subject to limitations and conditions laid down in the Treaty and in the secondary legislation; electoral rights of Union citizens in European parliamentary and municipal elections in the Member State of residence even if they are not nationals of that State, which can be seen in the framework of universal suffrage guaranteed; protection by diplomatic and consular authorities of any Member State in a third country where the citizen’s own Member State is not represented ; and Access to non-judicial means of redress, through access to the Ombudsman and a right to petition the European Parliament.

The report focuses on the legal core of citizens' rights, namely the right to move and reside within the EU (Article 18), the right to vote and stand as a candidate in European and municipal elections in the Member State of residence (Article 19), the right to diplomatic and consular protection in third countries (Article 20), the right to petition the European Parliament (EP) and the right to apply to the Ombudsman (Article 21).

For the purposes of this report, the Commission would draw particular attention to the rights taken from the Treaty establishing the European Community and grouped under Chapter V on citizens' rights: the right to vote and stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament (Article 39); the right to vote and stand as a candidate at municipal elections (Article 40); the right of access to documents (Article 42); the right to refer matters to the Ombudsman (Article 43); the right to petition the European Parliament (Article 44); freedom of movement and residence (Article 45); diplomatic and consular protection (Article 46).

Chapter V of the Charter, on citizens' rights, lists the rights that feature in the second part of the EC Treaty: the right to vote and stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament (Article 39), the right to vote and stand as a candidate at municipal elections (Article 40), the right to refer matters to the Ombudsman (Article 43), the right to petition the European Parliament (Article 44), freedom of movement and residence (Article 45), diplomatic and consular protection (Article 46).

Citizens of the Union and nationals of non-member countries residing in the Union (right of access to institution documents, right to refer cases to the Ombudsman and right to petition the European Parliament).

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 petition the European Parliament.