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"The Maastricht Treaty established European citizenship in order to strengthen and enhance the European identity and enable European citizens to participate actively in the European integration process. However, there are still problems and obstacles, such as the lack of visibility of Union citizenship and a lack of awareness about the concrete benefits it provides to EU citizens. More emphasis should therefore be placed on participatory democracy and the new rights deriving from the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, such as the Citizens’ Initiative. We agree with the need for information, education and awareness campaigns, accessible to all citizens, with the preparation of an action plan in the run-up to the European Year, in collaboration with all Member States, EU institutions and civil society, and with the organisation of a pan-European campaign on Union Citizenship in 2013 by the European Parliament, in collaboration with the national parliaments. The European Year of Citizens 2013 paves the way to the new ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2014-2020), which will support activities designed to increase citizens’ awareness and understanding of the EU. For those reasons, I supported this report."@en1
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