Citizens and European institutions

Abstract

The citizen is the pawn around whom the European institutions run, having the permanent duty of granting their fundamental rights and freedoms in a sound, non-descriminatory legal context. Hence, the aim of the present paper is to raise the awareness of the citizens regarding their rights within the European Union and also their limitations. In this respect, I will identify the main EU institutions and their functional mechanisms which liaise civil participation in the decision-making process at EU level. For instance, I will approach the following institutions as human rights defenders: the European Parliament with the pertaining Committee on Petitions; the European Commission with the European Citizens’ Initiative and the Eurobarometer; the European Ombudsman. Through these accountable institutions, citizens are provided with reliable remedies to their issues, remedies which represent a favourable premise for increasing transparency in the conduct of public administration.

Keywords

• citizen
• European institutions
• good administration

Vatandaşlar ve Avrupa kurumları

Abstract

Vatandaş, temel hak ve özgürlükleri sağlam, ayrımcı olmayan bir yasal bağlamda vermek gibi kalıcı bir görevi olan Avrupa kurumlarının etrafında koşturduğu piyondur. Bu nedenle, bu bildirinin amacı, vatandaşların Avrupa Birliği içindeki hakları ve sınırlamaları konusunda farkındalık yaratmaktır. Bu bağlamda, AB düzeyinde karar alma sürecine sivil katılımı sağlayan başlıca AB kurumlarını ve bunların işlevsel mekanizmalarını belirleyeceğim. Örneğin, insan hakları savunucuları olarak şu kurumlara başvuracağım: İlgili Dilekçeler Komitesi ile Avrupa Parlamentosu; Avrupa Vatandaşları Girişimi ve Eurobarometer ile Avrupa Komisyonu; Avrupa Ombudsmanı. Bu hesap verebilir kurumlar aracılığıyla vatandaşlara sorunlarına karşı güvenilir çözümler, kamu idaresinin yürütülmesinde şeffaflığın artırılması için elverişli bir öncül temsil eden çözümler sağlanır.

Keywords

• vatandaş
• Avrupa kurumları
• iyi yönetim

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