Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-24-Speech-3-115"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-03-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100324.13.3-115"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-24-Speech-3-1162
lpv:speaker	lp:Milan Zver2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Slovenska demokratska stranka (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to express my satisfaction and pleasure that we are today discussing this initiative which will, I am sure, reduce what we call the democratic deficit or partially eliminate it. Generally speaking, it is a fact that democracy is today taking a backwards step. As some research suggests, democratic dialogue is becoming narrower and the notion of democracy is being confined merely to democratic elections and nothing more. All of this has an impact on the mood of our citizens, who are becoming increasingly passive, and is reflected in low electoral turnouts, or even in a lack of trust in the institutions of democracy. For this reason, it is very important that we have adopted the Treaty of Lisbon because it expands the role of parliament, both the role of national parliaments and that of the European Parliament. Above all, it enables citizens to take forward initiatives and I am delighted that is the case. As a result, we are now witnessing something that we could describe as a European democracy project taking shape on a European level and I think that we have already made a major leap forward in this respect. However, this so-called European democracy must, of course, be further extended to cover other areas, including, for example, nominations for the European Commission. In brief, there are a number of areas where the European institutions involved could be further extended in democratic terms. I firmly believe that this project, i.e. this initiative, could greatly strengthen European democracy."@en1
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