Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-24-Speech-3-132"

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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	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100324.13.3-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-24-Speech-3-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Jarosław Wałęsa2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Today’s debate is another step on the road to establishing the final form of the European Citizens’ Initiative. The idea to create a tool enabling the citizens to participate more fully in the democratic life of the Union was mooted as far back as 2005 after the unsuccessful constitutional referendums in France and the Netherlands. Those votes reflected a noticeable lack of communication between the European Union and its citizens. Even the recently published results of the social consultations, starting with the Green Paper on a European Citizens’ Initiative, show the low level of interest on the part of individual citizens. The Commission received as few as 159 responses from individuals. The citizens’ initiative makes it possible for us to change this situation and give a stronger voice to our citizens by giving them the right to call directly on the Commission to bring forward new policy initiatives. To guarantee that the initiative does not become an instrument in a political game, we must not make demands of our citizens which are too strict. However, we must make sure that guarantees against abuses are met. It is important that the European Citizens’ Initiative be a truly supranational instrument which will be citizen-friendly and easy to use. It should be simple, understandable and easily accessible. If the draft of an initiative does not meet formal requirements, its idea should remain and be presented in the form of a petition. In this way, the work put into its preparation and the effort invested will not be wasted. Fulfilment of these conditions will allow Europeans, for the first time in the history of our integrated Europe, to have a real and direct influence on the creation of European policy."@en1

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