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EU Petition (feddit.org)
submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by MrFloppy@feddit.org to c/europe@feddit.org
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A few days ago, I realised that it is very easy to submit an EU petition.

https://feddit.org/post/11980768

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/home

When I asked whether anyone had any experience with this topic, there was no answer. Nevertheless, it seems to be of interest. So I'm starting this thread to describe how my first EU petition went.

I'll create a comment for each step and number them. Furthermore, I am writing in English/German, as the English is only translated with Deepl (free version) and briefly skimmed anyway.

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Vor ein paar Tagen hatte ich festgestellt, dass es sehr einfach ist, eine EU-Petition einzureichen.

https://feddit.org/post/11980768

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/home

Auf die Frage, ob jemand schon Erfahrung mit dem Thema hat gab es keine Antwort. Trotzdem scheint das Thema zu interessieren.Deshalb starte ich diesen Faden um zu beschreiben, wie meine erste EU-Petition gelaufen ist.

Ich erstelle für jeden Schritt einen Kommentar und nummeriere diese durch. Desweiteren schreibe ich auf englisch/deutsch, da das Englische eh nur mit Deepl übersetzt und kurz überflogen ist.

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[–] MrFloppy@feddit.org 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Chapter 1

There are currently two ways to submit an EU petition:

By letter: As a fan not to register everywhere, I think this is a great way. The only small disadvantage is that you can't check the status.

Online: You have to register, but it's really very straightforward. No identity card verification or anything else. It's as easy as registering with Lemmy.

I opted for the online option so that I could be notified of my progress by email.

After registering, you have to confirm the process with a registration email and you can get started.

You can switch the homepage to your national language. I only realised this when I had completed step 2, which would have saved a lot of translation time.

Step 1 The page shows an overview what a petition is for.

Step 2 To submit a petition, you have to answer eight questions with Yes and No. You can only continue if you have made the correct selection. (you do not have this hurdle when submitting by letter)

Here are the eight questions and the corresponding answer:

  • Yes - Does the subject of your concern fall clearly within the field of activity of the European Union...?
  • Yes - Are you a citizen or resident of the European Union, acting personally or on behalf ... in an EU Member State?
  • No - Are you petitioning the European Parliament because you disagree with a decision...?
  • No - Do you wish to create or lend your support to a European Citizens' Initiative...?
  • No - Does the issue you wish to raise concern a possible case of maladministration ... which affects you personally?
  • No - Does the issue of concern deal with cross-border problems caused by a potential breach of EU law...?
  • No - Are you seeking information about the European Parliament or do you wish to communicate...?
  • Yes - Does the issue of concern relate to the way in which EU legislation is possibly being wrongly implemented...?

Step 3 After answering these questions, you can submit your petition and upload attachments. As all formatting is deleted from the text, I have uploaded the formatted text again as a PDF attachment.

After the petition has been submitted, you will receive an e-mail with information. If you register on the homepage, you can see the petition, but without number.
Now you have to wait a few days until the number is assigned.

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Kapitel 1

Es gibt aktuell zwei Möglichkeiten eine EU Petition einzureichen:

Per Brief: Als Fan sich möglichst wenig irgendwo zu registrieren finde ich das eine tolle Möglichkeit. Hat nur den kleinen Nachteil, dass man den Status nicht kontrollieren kann.

Online: Dazu muss man sich zwar registrieren, das geht aber wirklich sehr unkompliziert. Keine Personalausweis Verifizierung, oder Sonstiges. Es ist ähnlich einfach, wie sich bei Lemmy zu registrieren.

Ich habe mich für die Online Variante entschieden um den Fortschritt per E-Mail mitgeteilt zu bekommen.

Nach der Registrierung muss man den Vorgang mit einer Registrierungsmail bestätigen und kann loslegen.

Man kann die Homepage auf seine Landessprache umstellen. Dies hatte ich erst gemerkt, als Schritt 2 abgeschlossen war, was einiges an Übersetzungszeit erspart hätte.

Schritt 1 Zuerst bekommt man eine Übersicht angezeigt, wozu man eine Petition einreicht und wozu nicht.

Schritt 2 Zum Einreichen einer Petition muss man acht Fragen mit Ja und Nein beantworten. Nur wenn die korrekte Auswahl erfolgt ist, geht es weiter. (diese Hürde hat man beim Einreichen per Brief nicht)

Hier die acht Fragen und die zugehörige Antwort:

  • Yes - Does the subject of your concern fall clearly within the field of activity of the European Union...?
  • Yes - Are you a citizen or resident of the European Union, acting personally or on behalf ... in an EU Member State?
  • No - Are you petitioning the European Parliament because you disagree with a decision...?
  • No - Do you wish to create or lend your support to a European Citizens' Initiative...?
  • No - Does the issue you wish to raise concern a possible case of maladministration ... which affects you personally?
  • No - Does the issue of concern deal with cross-border problems caused by a potential breach of EU law...?
  • No - Are you seeking information about the European Parliament or do you wish to communicate...?
  • Yes - Does the issue of concern relate to the way in which EU legislation is possibly being wrongly implemented...?

Schritt 3 Nach diesen Fragen kann man seine Petition einreichen und Anhänge hochladen. Da vom Text alle Formatierungen gelöscht werden, habe ich den formatierten Text nochmal als PDF Anhang hochgeladen.

Nachdem die Petition eingereicht ist, bekommt man eine Mail zur Info. Wenn man sich auf der Seite anmeldet hat erscheint die Petition, es ist aber noch keine Nummer vergeben.
Jetzt muss man ein paar Tage warten, bis diese Nummer vergeben wird.