Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-106-625"
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"en.20110707.4.4-106-625"2
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"I would like to take the opportunity of the debate on the own-initiative report proposing a modification of the Act of 1976 concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, to call to mind that the Treaty of Lisbon empowered the European Parliament to propose changes to its composition and its election method. The flagship proposal of Mr Duff’s report is of course the creation of EU-wide lists. The idea being put forward is to enable each elector to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list submitted under their Member State. I personally support this idea of EU-wide lists, as I believe it is likely to give a pan-EU dimension to European election campaigns, which we bemoan for too often focusing only on national issues. The EU-wide list could also contribute to the development of European public opinion and genuinely European debate. Moreover, the existence of EU-wide lists would give European political parties a more important role, as they would benefit from greater visibility in the political landscape and could lead common campaigns in all of the Member States."@en1
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