ANNEX to the Minutes of 17 March 2015

List of petitions declared admissible since the last meeting of the Committeeon Petitions (26 February 2015)

PETITION TITLE

0626/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on paper use by public institutions.

0629/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on scrapping the IFTS (Higher Education and Technical Training) schemes financed under the European Social Fund.

0630/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on European Parliament legislation for online TV

0632/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on moving the EU institutions

0633/2014 by Roger Toft (British) on British expatriates’ right to vote.

0638/2014 by Salvatore Cavallaro (Italian) on insurance costs in southern Italy

0639/2014 by Salvatore Basile (Italian), on behalf of the Association for the Protection of the Rights of Italian Children abducted in Slovakia, on the abduction of children in Slovakia

0640/2014 by Cecilia Skröder (Swedish) on the President of Venezuela.

0641/2014 by Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos (Greek) concerning non-compliance with environmental standards regarding the impact assessment for the PPP Integrated Waste Management project in the Peloponnese Region

0642/2014 by the Italian association Angeli Senza Voce (Angels without a Voice), bearing around 1176 signatures, on the ill-treatment of dogs in Spain

0643/2014 by Hermann Lange-Rehberg (German) on reforestation in the Mediterranean

0644/2014 by Ł. S. (Polish) on the ban on ritual slaughter

0645/2014 by Francisco Maestre Torreblanca (Spanish), on behalf of the Spanish Association of Students of IT engineering, on the transposition by the Spanish Government of a European Directive 2005/36/EC

0646/2014 by Carmelo Cammarata (Italian) on recognition of his architectural qualifications in the United Kingdom

0648/2014 by Antonio Manuel Camino Marino (Spanish) on airlines online transaction costs

0653/2014 by Ilija Petrovic (German) on frozen bank assets in Bosnia-Herzegovina

0654/2014 by J-M.L. (French) on Unfair points collection for drivers in France

0655/2014 by Dieter Hügle (German) on the right of works council representative to access factories

0656/2014 by D. D. (Romanian) regarding support for the democratic changes in Ukraine

0659/2014 by Friedrich Kohle (German), on the EU’s relationship with the unelected Ukrainian government, some of whose members are extreme right-wing radicals.

0662/2014 by Jerzy Jankowski (Polish) regarding discrimination against cooperative forms of management in Poland

0664/2014 by A. D. (German) on fees for fishing permits in Croatia

0666/2014 by Antonio Yagüe (Spanish) on his pension

0668/2014 by Thomas Bjørn (Danish), on Pension payments between Denmark and Sweden

0669/2014 by Franz Reinold Clemens (German) on alleged inequality before the law in the Netherlands

0670/2014 by David Reiling (British), on behalf of EUCAD subsidiary “Up in Arms”, on discrimination of EU nationals in Malta, consumer protection

0671/2014 by Ada Fiore (Italian) bearing 14 signatures, on plans to build a landfill site in the Province of Lecce and its impact on the drinking water supply

0672/2014 by Jorge Gordon Nuevo (Spanish) on behalf of Plataforma por una Comisión de la Verdad (Platform for a Truth Committee) on the victims of the Franco regime

0675/2014 by Aleksandra Filippidou (Greek), on Consumer protection in Cyprus.

0676/2014 by Michael Blank (German) on free trade agreements with the US and Canada

0677/2014 by Marta Pereira de la Iglesia (Spanish) on Changes needed on policies against gender violence

0679/2014 by FEPR (Spanish), on behalf of his parents, on Refusal of the residence affecting the husband of a Spanish citizen living in Spain

0680/2014 by M.L.R.V (Spanish) on family reunification

0682/2014 by A.A. (Dutch), on Visa exemption for Ukrainians visiting the European Union area for 90 days.

0683/2014 by M-R.D. (French) on Bank deposits guarantee

0684/2014 by Kenneth Eriksson (Swedish), on ensuring the security of a Europe free of cash.

0686/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on a single European Union register of poll clerks

0690/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on creating a register of polling stations.

0691/2014 by Stefano Fuschetto (Italian) on the abolition of summer time

0696/2014 by Massimiliano Gugole (Italian) on discrimination against non-native speakers as teachers of English

0698/2014 by Manuel Satorra (Spanish), on the absence of a Catalan version of the European Parliament’s website

0699/2014 by Paul Abbiati (British), on a law in Portugal allowing compulsory purchase of properties close to the seashore or a river bank

0701/2014 by Loana Bracho Campos (Spanish) on the political situation in Venezuela

0704/2014 by Riccardo Bonsi (Italian), on behalf of Venerabilis Equester Ordo Sacri Principatus Sancti Sepulcri (VEOSPSS), on a request for intervention to put an end to the massacre of Christians in Nigeria and other countries.

0705/2014 by Dimitrios Delimaras (Greek), on challenges faced by small-scale fishermen

0706/2014 by Stefan Sielaff (German) on the possible free trade agreement with the US

0712/2014 by Jonathan Camilleri (Maltese), on behalf of an association fighting poverty, the European Commission must guarantee jobs.

0713/2014 by Margot Mäe (German) about her invalidity pension

0714/2014 by Lorenzo Croce (Italian) on vivisection

0716/2014 by Marianna Nagy (Hungarian), regarding the difficulties encountered by the SZEM-NŐPÁRT party in respect of the participation in the elections for the European Parliament in 2014

0717/2014 by A. T. (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0718/2014 by Mac Donnell Robert (Irish) on EU Defence matters

0720/2014 by Raffaele Postiglione (Italian) on: The petitioner denounces the failure of the company ASL NAPOLI 1 to meet its obligations to hire disabled people.

0721/2014 by Joanna Swabe (British), on behalf of Human Society International, and two signatories, on the Routine docking of pigs’ tails.

0722/2014 by Danièle Favari (French),with more than 9.500 signatures, against the TTIP and the CETA

0723/2014 by M-J F. (Portuguese / Canadian) on Food safety and Free trade agreements

0725/2014 by Robert Lambrecht (German) on administrative difficulties when trying to register for European elections

0728/2014 by G-J. T. (Portuguese) on Property in Paul do Mar, Portugal

0729/2014 by A. J. K. (German) on the legalisation and licensed sale of drugs

0731/2014 by Francisco de Asis Rossell i Taberner (Spanish) on the recognition of the Catalan language by the EU institutions

0732/2014 by Barbara Chiodi (Italian) on the management of Copenhagen Zoo

0733/2014 by Gregorian Bivolaru (Romanian), regarding the legal aspects of asylum and the European arrest warrant

0735/2014 by Christa König (German) on the financing of the Berlin-Brandenburg airport.

0736/2014 by Christian Bosco (Italian), on the Decision of the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) regarding player agents and clubs.

0737/2014 by Marian Laurențiu Statache (Romanian), regarding alleged human rights violations by the Romanian authorities in a demonstration against shale gas in the town of Pungești (România)

0738/2014 by Rudolf Görke (German) on the draft free trade agreement with the United States.

0739/2014 by Mikołaj Skrzypiec (Polish), with approximately 1300 signatures, regarding air pollution in the vicinity of Mielec

0740/2014 by Jose Pereira (Portuguese), on a law in Portugal allowing compulsory purchase of properties close to the seashore or a river bank

0741/2014 by I.L. (Finnish), on Motorway plan in Central Finland.

0742/2014 by Adelheid Schneider (German), on behalf of Interessengemeinschaft Uhlberg und Umgebung (Uhlberg and Surrounding Area Shared Interest Group), accompanied by 12 signatures, on a failure to observe European legislation on animal and plant protection.

0743/2014 by G.A. (Venezuelan) on Human rights in Venezuela

0744/2014 by Slavi Binev (Bulgarian), accompanied by 11 signatures, regarding allegations of legal irregularities relating to a landfill construction project in the village of Banya, municipality Razlog (Bulgaria)

0746/2014 by Matthias Hartmann (Austrian), on behalf of the Unterstinkenbrunn Community, bearing 652 signatures, on directing EU energy policy away from nuclear energy and towards eco-friendly and sustainable solutions

0747/2014 by Heinz Lönnecke (German) regarding disputes with certain Polish state bodies

0748/2014 by Alfredo Llorente González (Spanish) on behalf of the Plataforma por la Vivienda pública y social (Platform for public and social housing), with 72 signatures, on social housing management in the Community of Madrid

0749/2014 by Roman Michalski (Polish), on behalf of Ogólnokrajowego Zrzeszenia Związków Zawodowych Pracowników Ruchu Ciągłego (National Association of Trade Unions for Continuous Process Workers) as regards certain provisions of labour law in Poland

0751/2014 by L.M. (Spanish), on behalf of AVAAZ, on Net Neutrality

0752/2014 by Hans Deutschmann (German), on the sum of EUR 1.2 billion granted by the European Commission to the company constructing the new airport in Berlin

0753/2014 by Konrad Mocek (Polish) regarding the prohibition on the sale of menthol cigarettes

0754/2014 by Jose Carlos Martinez Diez (Spanish) on Fee on sailing in rivers

0756/2014 by Kirstein-Jehle Dagmar (German) on the unequal treatment of European citizens with regard to taxation in Latvia

0757/2014 by M. W. G. (Spanish) on the use of lead-containing ammunition for recreational hunting and its impact on the environment

0760/2014 by Kirsten Rinas (German), on the sum of EUR 1.2 billion granted by the European Commission to the construction company in charge of constructing the new airport in Berlin

0762/2014 by John Hegarty (Irish) on alleged discrimination by the UK government in its application of its new Lorry Road User Levy in Northern Ireland

0763/2014 by Anton K. Bauer (Austrian) on the free trade agreement with Canada

0764/2014 by R.R.B. (Spanish) on Auditing the so called "fare deficit".

0765/2014 by René Schmalian (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the European Union

0768/2014 by V.A (Bulgarian), on Malpractice on the part of the Bulgarian government in relation to EU grants for students.

0769/2014 by V.A. (Bulgarian) on Abuse of EU funds in Bulgaria

0770/2014 by Björn Reetz (German) on the packaging of organic food

0771/2014 by Björn Reetz (German) on the use of personal data on creditworthiness of individuals

0772/2014 by Alain Kayser (Luxembourgish) on the abolition of summer/ winter time in the EU

0773/2014 by Francisco Javier Pulido Alvarez (Spanish) on alleged abuses as part of the CASTOR energy project in Spain

0774/2014 by A.K. (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0775/2014 by Klaus Lieser (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0777/2014 by Peter Schoenfelder (German) on the availability of material in German on the European Parliament website

0780/2014 by Matthias Diessel (German) on the division of the Natura 2000 area ‘Falkenseer Kuhlake’ for the construction of a road

0781/2014 by Rui Teixeira (Portuguese) concerning on road tax

0782/2014 by V.A. (Bulgarian), on the recognition of a professional qualification

0784/2014 by S. K.-W. (German), on the abolition of summer and winter time in the EU

0785/2014 by Robert Wenzel (German) on ‘chemtrails’

0786/2014 by Marco Bazzoni (Italian), on labour reforms introduced in Italy under Legislative Decree 34/2014 (‘Jobs Act’) and on the application of Directive 1999/70/EC

0792/2014 by Maria Fernandez (Italian), on the plight of disabled persons in Naples

0793/2014 by Georgeta Roșu (Romanian) on alleged abuses in connection with procedures for the recovery of bonuses by an employer in Romania

0794/2014 by Eduardo Lledias Villa (Spanish) concerning recommended environmental protection measures

0795/2014 by Izabela Nietopiel (Polish), on access to an online bank account

0799/2014 by Johann Englmüller (German) on public consultation with regard to airport developments

0800/2014 by Peter Heremans (Belgian) on prohibitions on pets in rental contracts

0801/2014 by Gabriele Buondonno (Italian), on the prohibition to kill healthy animals in zoos

0802/2014 by A.K. (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0804/2014 by M. E-M. (Swedish), on relinquishing daylight saving time.

0806/2014 by Brigit Pimm (British), on the ban of import, sale and production of all fur products within the European Union

0808/2014 by Margaret Mulligan (Irish) on the absence of legislation regarding thermal effects of chronic exposure to Electro Magnetic Radiation and subsequent breach of the precautionary principle

0812/2014 by Pascual Segovia Armero (Spanish), on behalf of several national organizations of blood donors, on Request for a EU rule regarding the trade of medicines based on plasma and to ban the medicines which are using plasma obtained in non-ethical conditions

0813/2014 by Savvas Poulos (Greek), on the impact of Troika measures in Greece

0814/2014 by Olivier Boutillier (French) on social security of French cross-border commuters

0815/2014 by Ismael Antonio Lopez Perez (Spanish), on the breach of the Habitats Directive and jeopardisation of the Natura network by the government of Galicia

0816/2014 by L.M. (Romanian) on a possible violation of Human Rights

0817/2014 by Maria del Carmen Varela Velo (Spanish), on the incompatibility of the Natura network steering plan of the government of Galicia with the Habitats Directive

0818/2014 by Claudio Cavallari (Italian) on the difficulties faced by disabled people in Italy in finding employment

0819/2014 by Daniel Andrei and Nicolae Oniga, (Romanian), on the situation of haemophilia sufferers in Romania

0820/2014 by Jose Antonio Berastain Diez (Spanish) on the time-limits to which all criminal investigations should be subject

0821/2014 by Sebastian Żarowski (Polish) on the refusal of a residency permit in Spain

0822/2014 by S. Ż. (Polish) on the European Parliament electoral campaign

0823/2014 by Meriam Burhan (Swedish), on numerous violations of the basic agreement of the EU by a Spanish court.

0824/2014 by Patrick Romanzin (French) on a breach of directives 89/391/CEE, 1999/70/CE and 2003/88/CE, concerning the French fire and rescue public services

0825/2014 by Jorge Abarca Guevara (Spanish) on Discrimination and delay on the obtaining of the Spanish nationality because of residence

0827/2014 by Konstantinos Ioannidis (Greek), on the decision by the Greek Minister for the Environment to explore gold deposits in the area of Mavra Litharia, Sidirokastro, Serres

0828/2014 by Julio García Fernández (Spanish) on the death of immigrants in the Strait of Gibraltar

0829/2014 by Manuel Salvador Moreno Garcia (Spanish) on Delay on the banning of roaming within the EU

0830/2014 by Reiner Wickel (German) on roadworthiness tests and vehicle registration tax in Ireland

0832/2014 by Rolf-Dieter Koch (German) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0834/2014 by Dănuţ Sivu, (Romanian), on the alleged violation of consumer rights in transactions with the bank Raiffeisen Bank Romania

0835/2014 by Lucie et Jacques Dirckx-Deweze (Belgian) on summertime

0838/2014 by Nadine Kunegel (German) on health insurance in France

0839/2014 by Jens Busch Laursen (Danish) on bans imposed on Russian channels in Lithuania

0842/2014 by Piotr Rutkowski (Polish), on behalf of the Alternative Student organisation regarding the democratic deficit in the EU

0845/2014 by Antonio de Giovanni (Italian) on protecting vehicle drivers when required to renew their licence

0848/2014 by Björn Reetz (German) on European wide VAT and kerosene tax

0864/2014 by Michael Schwingl (German) regarding the infringement of his right to a disability pension

0865/2014 by Rene Sittig (German) regarding the deletion of personal data from an administrator’s resources

0866/2014 by V.N., (Bulgarian), on alleged discrimination against him by the President of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament

0868/2014 by Paolo Passolunghi (Italian) on the provision of free Wi-Fi in the European Union

0869/2014 by Carmen Velo Calvo (Spanish) calling for a ban on open-cast mining in Natura 2000 areas in Galicia and an alleged breach of the Habitats Directive

0870/2014 by Martina Knaus (German) on unequal treatment of men and women by a credit information agency

0875/2014 by R. R. (Italian) on disabled people’s right to work in Italy.

0878/2014 by Wolfram Müller (German), on the right of German citizens to open a payment account with basic features

0879/2014 by Stefan Wachtler (German), on the introduction of regulation in Germany of the trans-fatty acid content of foodstuffs.

0880/2014 by Franz Berger (Austrian) on the abolition of summer/winter time in the EU

0881/2014 by Stavros Pourtoulidis (Greek), on behalf of the Panhellenic Association of Committees of Large Families with Three Children on the delay in adopting a decision to establish a Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived

0884/2014 by Sara Lafuente Hernández (Spanish) with five signatures, on the Belgian Government’s violation of the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States

0885/2014 by S.V. (Romanian), on conditions of detention in the Codlea prison (Romania)

0888/2014 by Almudena Prieto Valdeavero (Spanish) on Fire in Chile

0890/2014 by Klaus Samer (German), on joint military exercises by the armies of all the EU Member States

0891/2014 by Susanne Halfinger (German) on the new for binding legislation to regulate temperatures in the workplace

0892/2014 by S.A. (German) on nuclear contamination of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan

0893/2014 by Christopher Eichner (German) on taxation and the right of EU officials to strike

0895/2014 by T.K. (German) on the creation of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund

0897/2014 by Johanna in der Weide (Austrian) on health insurance coverage

0898/2014 by Todor Aladzhov (Bulgarian), on the situation in Ukraine

Petitions to be re-opened, on the basis of new information:

None

Petitions to be closed (for lack of response from the petitioner):

1278/2013 by Ole Seelenmeyer (German) on behalf of the German Association of Rock and Pop Musicians (Deutscher Rock & Pop Musikerverband e. V.), on the royalties collected by the German Institute GEMA for musical works and the representation of musicians in this organisation

1279/2013 by Monika Bestler (German), on behalf of Sonthofer Kultur-Werkstatt GmbH, on the collection of royalties by the German organisation GEMA for musical works and a review of its operating procedures

1280/2013 by Wieland Harms (German) on the practices involved in the calculation and collection of royalties on musical works by the German organisation GEMA

Petitions to be withdrawn:

2632/2014 by Hanna Ehlers (German) concerning the rights to family allowances in Germany