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"European issues fail to find their way into the national press, being more prevalent in the international media which is followed by only a limited section of the general public. This indifference to what is going on in Brussels and Strasbourg has also become evident in the lower turnout rates for the European elections.
This is occurring at a time when there is no overriding opinion against the European Union. Europeans’ attitude towards the European Union could probably be described at best as indifferent. We are in a paradoxical situation where all the decisions being made in Brussels and Strasbourg directly affect the lives of every European citizen.
The Treaty of Lisbon has placed European citizens at the heart of the EU and decided to involve them in the decision-making process at EU level, albeit through granting increased powers to Parliament, the only directly elected body. In addition to the proposals tabled in the report debated by the legislative part-session, every MEP, and every national politician for that matter, is obviously entitled to support in a clearly understandable way and explain the impact of the decisions made at EU level in our countries of origin."@en1
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