Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-13-Speech-1-015"
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"Mr President, when you took up the role of President of this Parliament in July, you named an open and visible European Parliament as one of your key issues, and the Dutch Labour Party delegation wholeheartedly supports you in this. In fact, we have a practical suggestion to make as to how this first step may be taken. For a number of years now, members of the European public have not been able to simply stroll into the meetings that are public. Since security measures have been stepped up, understandably so, Parliament is no longer freely accessible. This has, of course, meant that the gap between the public and the politicians has become problematic and wider. One of the solutions would be to transmit the meetings via Parliament’s website. This already happens with the plenary meetings, and this could simply be extended to include the meetings of the different parliamentary committees. It would enable the citizens in all Member States to follow our work in the committees in an effective, inexpensive and democratic manner. Today, our delegation will be submitting a proposal to you for making this openness a priority for your Presidential term. Mrs Corbey, in particular, in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, has passed you something you can pick up and run with; today, we, on behalf of all our fellow MEPs, are counting on your support for this proposal, and that is how, via the website, we can bring the European citizen closer to our work in the committees."@en1
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