Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-15-Speech-3-925"
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"After a compromise was reached on the rules governing the European citizens’ initiative, the report was adopted by a very large majority: 628 for and only 15 against and 24 abstentions. I am delighted with this vote, which introduces the opportunity starting in 2012 for Europe’s citizens to make their voices heard more clearly. The concept is simple, it is a sort of petition at European level: a citizens’ committee made up of members from at least seven Member States will have a year to collect one million signatures on a subject of public interest which requires the attention of the Commission. The Commission must then decide within three months whether or not it considers that a legislative proposal on the subject is appropriate and must give reasons for its decision. We may be opposed to some of the conditions obtained by Member States, such as the requirement to be a citizen rather than simply a resident of the European Union in order to be able to sign the petition; or the option for states to ask for individuals’ identity cards in order to check their signatures. Nonetheless, the citizens’ initiative is a positive idea and a step towards participative democracy which we must now put into practice."@en1
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