EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP

“Any citizen of the European Union, or resident in a Member State, may, individually or in association with others, submit a petition to the European Parliament on a subject which comes within the European Union's fields of activity and which affects them directly.”

 

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Submitting a petition gives the European Parliament the opportunity of calling attention to any infringement of a European citizen's rights by a Member State or local authorities or other institution. Through the Committee of Petitions, the European Parliament checks if the European legislation is applied as well as to which extent the European institutions address the demands and concerns of European citizens.

The Committee on Petitions is composed of 34 Members and is headed by a Chairman and 4 Vice-Chairmen.

At the Petitions Portal you can start a petition or join one that has been already created.

Any citizen of the Union, as well as any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, shall have the right to submit to the European Parliament, individually or in association with other citizens or persons, a request on a matter specific to the areas of action of the Union that directly affect it "