Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-14-Speech-3-209"
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"I would like to thank the honourable Member for addressing such an important issue as bridging the gap between citizens and decision makers. At the European Council in Nice, Member States once again repeated their aim to bring the Union and its institutions closer to their citizens.
The presidency agrees with the honourable Member that the citizens of the EU should be informed about progress in the future development of the European Union. The importance of really reaching out to our citizens cannot be stressed enough. The difficulties at European level are largely the same as the difficulties we encounter at national level. However, we cannot allow ourselves to be discouraged by this.
We are working hard, and will continue to do so, to find suitable methods for improving communication with the citizens of Europe. In this work, it is important that people receive on-going information in order to be able to assess connections and the whole picture.
I would like to remind you of the possibility of holding public Council debates. One of the Swedish Presidency’s first priorities was to draw up a list of public debates which covers as much of the Council’s operations as possible. In addition, the Council, like the other institutions and the Member States, is organising regular seminars and conferences and producing easily accessible printed material on the Union’s development.
The honourable Member has a more specific proposal which we discussed at a meeting with the committee chairpersons in January, but the presidency itself is unable to arrange such a matter. However, a debate is planned when the Swedish Prime Minister attends the European Parliament’s plenary session in July in order, as is tradition, to report on the result of the European Council in Gothenburg and on what the presidency country achieved during the period as a whole.
Debates from the European Parliament plenary sessions are regularly broadcast live by satellite across Europe. What remains is to ensure that the broadcasts reach the widest possible audience."@en1
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