Jeg skal dog ikke undlade at gøre opmærksom på den praktiske betydning af andragender indgivet til EuropaParlamentet vedrørende løndiskrimination mod ansatte i den portugisiske centralbank og ansatte i toldvæsenet, eksempler, der viste, at mange europæiske andragere forventer af Europa-Parlamentet, at det bidrager til at løse deres problemer.
But I must not forget to point out the practical importance which petitions to the European Parliament have, for example in Portugal in the case of discrimination as regards salaries in the Banco Central Português and in the case of the customs agents, specific cases where many petitions were received - indicating that people expected an objective response to their problems from the European Parliament.