# Special report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the Council of the European Union in complaint 1487/2005/GG

European Parliament procedure 2008/2072(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 19 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2008-09-18 and 2008-09-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This report follows a special report from the European Ombudsman concerning a complaint about Council presidency websites. The amendments promote transparency and multilingualism, invite the Council to expand the language options of its presidency websites, stress that any reduction of language options must rest on objective and justified criteria, and address making websites available in the official languages of the European Union.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Alexandra DOBOLYI | Hungary | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28637.md |
| Rainer WIELAND | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2323.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.239: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.239+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2072-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2072-INI.json

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