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"Mr President, this is one of the most important democratic advances for the European Union. Two thirds of the people of Ireland voted for the Lisbon Treaty and one of the reasons was because of the availability of this citizens’ initiative. For the first time, citizens on a transnational basis can request that the Commission bring forward proposals. But this needs to be a transparent process. We must know who is organising these initiatives and we must know who is funding these initiatives. They must not be captured by corporate interests.
The Commission, which will have to decide on whether or not to act on a proposal, must not be the body that decides on its admissibility, in my view. I believe we must expand the role of the Ombudsman to decide on a central European level what is admissible and what is not admissible.
The minimum number of states that is necessary, I believe, should be seven, not nine, as proposed or indeed as suggested by the Commission, and I must argue and insist that the one million threshold set by the treaty should not be breached. It must not be raised by having a high proportion of citizens in Member States and a high number of Member States. It is extremely important that the treaties are complied with.
And, finally, could I say that I believe it should be possible to enable citizens to register on the Internet."@en1
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