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"The European Union has long been criticised for its lack of democracy and its potential remoteness from the real concerns of European citizens. As politicians, we should not rest until we overcome these shortcomings. One tool that may help us here is the citizens’ initiative, which is set to become a powerful tool that focuses on European citizens, who can use it to actually influence the agenda of the EU’s legislative initiatives. Article 11 of the regulation on the citizens’ initiative provides that the European Parliament is competent to hold public hearings of the organisers of each citizens’ initiative. This provides us, as representatives of citizens’ interests, with an important resource to support them in their efforts. Through this report, we are endeavouring to adapt our rules as best we can so that these hearings are completed successfully. I therefore voted for this report and supported the principle of our President appointing the committee responsible for organising the public hearing, while still involving the Committee on Petitions. I hope that the scheme that we have put in place here will contribute to the success of some interesting citizens’ initiatives."@en1
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