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04-12-2019 - 09:51
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Public Hearing on the Revaluation of the wolf population in the EU

13-12-2019 - 16:22
two wolves on winter background

For decades, the wolf was regarded as strongly endangered in Europe. Its population is now recovering in many areas of the continent.The joint ENVI-PETI public hearing, with the association of AGRI, focused on the wolf population within the EU. The basic objective is to have a better understanding on the status of wolf populations in EU and furthermore, to consider possible changes to the current management of the wolf population in Europe. The hearing took place on 5 December 2019.

Hearing of the candidates for the post of European Ombudsman

04-12-2019 - 09:54
Meeting room during a PETI Committee Meeting

At the meeting of 3 December 2019, the Committee on Petitions held the public hearing of the candidates for the post of European Ombudsman. The five candidates declared admissible who presented their priorities for the next five-year term were: Giuseppe Fortunato, Julia Laffranque, Nils Muižnieks, Emily O’Reilly and Cecilia Wikström. The full house is expected to elect the new Ombudsman by secret ballot during the December 2019 plenary session.

Petition on the introduction of a tax on aviation fuel for flights within the EU

04-12-2019 - 09:53
Refueling a car with biofuel

On 2 December 2019, the Members examined a petition on a request for the introduction of a tax on aviation fuel (kerosene) for flights within the EU. The petitioner states that the aviation sector enjoys numerous tax advantages, despite being the most carbon-intensive, while other more environmentally friendly alternatives are subject to high taxation. Ending the aviation fuel tax exemption in Europe is also the subject of an ongoing European Citizens’ Initiative.

Follow-up to the Fact-finding Visit to Famagusta, Cyprus

04-12-2019 - 09:53
Famagusta.Abandoned hotels and the beach at Varosha in Famagusta .Northern Cyprus.

The purpose of the mission was to reassess and update the information on the situation in Famagusta, in particular the sealed-off section of the city called Varosha. The FFV came 10 years after the Committee’s previous fact-finding visit, which took place on 25-28 November 2007.

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Petition against the new policy on discards obliging fishermen to unload their catch

04-12-2019 - 09:52
picture of a fishing boat - type Trawler

On 2 December 2019 the Members examined a petition submitted on behalf of the Federation of Fishermen’s Associations of the Valencian Community challenging the new Common Fisheries Policy’s rules on discards. The CFP introduced the obligation to land all catches and prohibited discards, with an adjustment period of four years (2015-2019) for commercial fisheries, during which fishermen had to land all fish that were too small to be sold.

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  Petitions Committee to hear candidates for the next EU Ombudsman

29-11-2019
PETI

Candidates running for the post of European Ombudsman will present their priorities in a hearing organised by the Petitions Committee on 3 December.

 

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03-12-2019 - 14:36
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Van harte welkom op de website van de Commissie verzoekschriften.

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