Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-05-Speech-2-221"
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"I would like to thank the Commissioner, whom I welcome in her new capacity to the European Parliament, of which she was once a Member before she was nominated Commissioner. I am aware of the efforts being made by your domain and I am aware of the restrictions on the budget. I also know that you consider television to be the most effective medium for reaching a wider audience. However, I am very mindful of the fact that the problem of lack of information and communication is much more widespread as far as the public at large is concerned, proved by the low turn-out in the European elections.
The abstention was a spur for this weak European Union to inform and to convince people of its significance. People do not know what the problems are and they do not know of Parliament’s efforts, what Parliament is, what it does and why citizen participation is important. I suggested advertising on prime time television and, indeed, I asked if the Commission would be prepared to choose the time between the general news bulletin and the sports section of peak-time news because the public at large tend not to change channels at these times. I regret that time does not permit me to continue but I am at the Commissioner’s disposal to develop my argument verbally to her in person."@en1
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