Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-317"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Citizens for Europe programme (2007-2013) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060404.24.2-317"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-04-Speech-2-3182
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria da Assunção Esteves2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2005-10-24--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". European identity is defined as the point where universal values of human dignity meet with a series of separate traditions. This identity, which after all is simply one more way of life, is boosted by the Citizens for Europe programme under discussion today. The programme promotes an ethical awareness of the world, which is the deepest expression of European citizenship. The programme paves the way for a political model for cooperation between the general public and the EU institutions. This will help turn the citizens into participants in the European political process. This is why the programme is of key importance. Europe now has the task of becoming political and of moving from being a market to being a public area of debate. This drive towards European citizenship, however, poses a major challenge for the institutions. The citizenship policy means that the EU institutions must also become more political. The issue of European citizenship very much revolves around the way in which the institutions promote people’s interest in European policy. There is an obvious need for institutional reform in Europe and for new rules that can attract and empower the European public. There is also a clear need for a political focal point around which there could be a European political sphere. Yet for this to happen, Europe needs to be more political in all of its structures, in terms of the citizens, the parties and relations between the institutions. Perhaps the European public debate is waiting to be kicked into life. Perhaps the European public debate is waiting for a defining moment and for a Constitution."@en1

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