Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-29-Speech-3-146"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public participation in environmental planning2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030129.8.3-146"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-29-Speech-3-1472
lpv:speaker	lp:Jorge Moreira Da Silva2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2003-03-09)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-10-05)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2003-10-05)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2003-10-05)3 substitute; ECON (2002-01-17--2003-10-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, one of the complaints most frequently made by the citizens concerns their limited role in representative democracy. It is precisely in the area of the environment that people’s dissatisfaction has been most deeply felt. We are all aware of cases in which, when confronted with certain projects or installations, the citizens feel compelled to express their right to be indignant in the streets or in the courts. This indignation increases exponentially when many of these projects with unacceptable environmental impacts are funded under the common agricultural policy and the Structural Funds. It was therefore very important that, in the wake of the Aarhus Convention, the Commission has legislated on public participation and public access to information. I therefore congratulate the Commissioner for the Environment. Greater public participation will not only give greater legitimacy to the decisions taken by our institutions but also enhance the quality of these decisions. This proposal for a directive on public participation in drawing up certain environmental plans and programmes is a good example of how the citizens’ participation in politics can be made more democratic. I also congratulate our rapporteur on the work she has done in Parliament and also in the Conciliation Committee. I should like to highlight three main results of this Conciliation. Firstly, the fact that NGOs should participate fully in the debate on access to information in this process; secondly, the fact that all Community legislation has to explicitly define conditions for public participation; and thirdly the mandatory participation of the public in cases considered to be significant. Lastly, I welcome the announcement made by the Commissioner that we will have legislation on citizens’ access to justice before the end of 2003."@en1

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