Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-15-Speech-3-137"
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"Madam President, the European citizens’ initiative is to be a tool which enables the citizens to participate more fully in the life of the Union, and this, in turn, is to strengthen the clearly impaired communication between the European Union and the citizens. Name, address, nationality and signature – I fully agree that this should be sufficient in order to ensure that the person who signs does exist and has not signed twice. Dropping the requirement for identification using an identification document – a decision which, unfortunately, has not been made – could be very influential in creating a citizen-friendly tool.
In times when the protection of personal data gives rise to particular concerns, collecting confidential personal data such as identification numbers may discourage many citizens from signing an initiative. The officials who have been promoting the obligation to present an identification document clearly have not appreciated this matter. Enabling European citizens to submit proposals for new legislation on a matter of social importance is an invaluable part of democracy, and I feel honoured that I can be part of the process of giving this tool to the residents of Europe."@en1
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