Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-479-116"
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"It is the right time to put the citizens back at the heart of European concerns. We are currently celebrating 20 years of the internal market, which we often accuse of having prioritised the movement of goods over the movement of people, and competition over solidarity. There are still many obstacles to exercising fully the rights conferred by European citizenship. The first of these is knowing what they are. In theory, we should all be aware of them. In practice, unfortunately, few of us are: confusion over the transposition of Directives, complexity of the decision-making process and lack of interest among the citizens mean that we need to raise awareness of our European rights. Indeed, once we are aware of the advantages of European citizenship, we must be able to put them into practice. EU territory is far from a homogeneous, uniform living space for its citizens. Sometimes, it seems as though the elimination of controls of people crossing internal borders has created as many problems as it has solved. In these times of crisis, the European project and European citizenship must rediscover their relevance. The European Year of Citizens in 2013 must be our opportunity to put the citizens back at the heart of European legislation."@en1
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