Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-14-Speech-3-336-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-12-14"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20111214.26.3-336-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-12-14-Speech-3-337-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Judith Sargentini2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2010-03-03--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; GroenLinks (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFET (2010-03-03--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, democracy is not easy. A democracy demands openness. Democracy demands that people are able to check whether a decision taken on their behalf is the right decision. We now no longer have a direct democracy but rather representatives of the people, and we have ministers in institutions such as the European Council. However, it is still of the utmost importance that what we do is checked by another person. And it would seem that the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) still wants an old-fashioned form of government, one that says to the people: ‘Just go to sleep; we will make sure everything is alright’. However, in a Europe of 27 Member States, or perhaps of 26 Member States plus one, it is absolutely crucial that we are able to weigh up which country or group is in favour of which interest. Mistakes can be made more easily behind a closed door than behind an open one. We should therefore give Europeans access to decision making. A closed door also leads to more euroscepticism. How at present do you know for sure that your minister has done the best for you? He can tell you so at home, but you are unable to check it. And this is what this European Parliament must stand for. I find it naïve that the Commission, the Council and also the Christian Democrats should simply be saying ‘no, it would just be bothersome and we do not want to bother European citizens with all this; it will only waste time, and we would have to have the lobbyists at the table with us’. The lobbyists are already sitting at the table, and I would like to know which lobbyists sit on which table and who is influenced by them. That is why the European Parliament and the people are calling for openness."@en1
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