Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-24-Speech-3-102"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-03-24"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Marian Harkin2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, as somebody who has campaigned twice for a ‘yes’ vote to Lisbon and promoted the citizens’ initiative as positive, I disagree with my colleague. I think it is not just a fig leaf. Yes, there are constraints, but it has potential, and it is a real meaningful step towards facilitating participatory democracy. I have discussed this matter with citizens. I have facilitated citizens to participate in the Commission’s consultation and in the hearings in the Petitions Committee. However, we must not just consult with citizens: we must listen to what they say and we must ensure that their views are taken on board in any legislation we produce. This is an opportunity for the EU institutions to clearly show that the citizens’ initiative will reflect the views of European citizens from start to finish. This legislation must be citizen-friendly and it must be highly visible. There must also be easily accessible assistance and help given to citizens who wish to organise a petition. It should be made clear where the Commission can act and where the Commission cannot act. It would simply lead to further accusations of a democratic deficit and cynicism and anger on behalf of citizens if a million signatures were to be gathered for a petition and then it were deemed to be outside the competence of the EU. So we need absolute clarity on this and we need to be proactive. While we need to squeeze every possibility out of this legislation, we must not promise more than we can deliver. The citizens’ initiative is like a newborn baby. It has unlimited potential but it must be handled with care when it takes its first tentative steps."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marian Harkin (ALDE )."1
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