Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-24-Speech-3-089"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-03-24"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20100324.13.3-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-24-Speech-3-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Ramón Jáuregui Atondo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-16--2010-10-20)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2010-10-20)3 member; AFCO (2009-07-16--2010-10-19)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2010-10-20)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2010-10-20)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2010-10-20)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2009-07-14--2010-10-20)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2010-10-20)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Šefčovič, I was very pleased to learn that the Commission plans to approve this draft regulation next week, on 31 March no less. I believe this is great news, I think it is appropriate and right to congratulate the Commission, Mr Šefčovič and the Spanish Presidency for the boost they have given to this initiative and for agreeing to submit a very important proposal to this House. Very important because, in the first place, I believe that it strengthens the legitimacy of Parliament. This is because it gives the public direct access to Parliament, not through parties, but in a way that gives direct access to us here with nothing more or less than a bill. It is direct public access to Parliament that justly strengthens its legitimacy. It strengthens the notion of citizenship, which is at the very root of the European project. From Maastricht to here, it is the citizen who is central to the European project and is the one who is becoming the key player here. Thirdly, I would say that it is something that gives extraordinary encouragement to the connection between institutions and citizenship, something that we are always demanding and never achieve. It is the opportunity for people to actually get close to Parliament and learn how it can be useful. That is what leads me also to make a couple of recommendations that are, to a large extent, in line with those Mr Méndez de Vigo was making before. I think that it is important to draw up a text that is, in the first place, truly flexible. In other words, that it should allow that right to be exercised; that it should afford it to many people, because we need to specify how many countries, what percentages, what systems of signatures. Be flexible, please! Make access to this initiative easy, but let us make it clear as well and not disappoint expectations. There is a fundamental procedure, beforehand, to be carried out by the Commission to say whether or not a draft initiative will be successful, whether or not it is possible to carry it through. Before signatures are collected, we must say ‘yes’ or ‘no’, in order not to disappoint expectations: clarity and flexibility in this project, ladies and gentlemen, and, of course, well done."@en1
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