Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-22-Speech-2-345-000"
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"en.20120522.15.2-345-000"2
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"The citizens’ initiative will be a powerful tool that European citizens can use to identify issues to place on the EU’s agenda. It was first introduced in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and then taken over by the Lisbon Treaty, with the aim of giving citizens powers of political initiative on a par with those already enjoyed by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. Its main aim is to provide citizens with a means to be heard by enabling them to refer various issues of interest to the European institutions. These issues might include problems which people encounter in their daily lives and which they feel are being ignored or with which no support is forthcoming. The citizens’ initiative will enhance the direct link between citizens and the institutions, ensuring that the EU institutions address specific issues that citizens feel are important. Another aim of the citizens’ initiative is to encourage broader cross-border debates within the EU."@en1
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