Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-16-Speech-4-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European communication policy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061116.3.4-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-16-Speech-4-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Frédérique Ries2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2006-02-27--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Mouvement Réformateur (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2007-02-26)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a White Paper on a European communication policy – what a good idea! What an idea, for that matter, to have been so long in coming! As has already been said, this was surely the only good thing to have come out of the rejection of the Constitution in France and the Netherlands. It will have confronted European leaders with their huge responsibilities in terms of communication. Europe is not suffering from a democratic deficit – the charge is unfair – but from a lack of information, explanation and appropriate, interactive and comprehensible communication. While I welcome this White Paper, I regret that it confines itself to a catalogue of questions and principles. The time to speak about forums, consultations, surveys and networks and to reflect on possible measures has passed – it is now time to act. The three key points in this document, in my view, are points 23, 24 and 32. It is in the education system that the battle for European citizenship can be won. We experience this daily in our encounters with students. It is in higher education that real citizens of Europe are nurtured, thanks to Erasmus, through direct contact with our cultures and our differences, and it is with the traditional media, for I have no faith in the alternative media, that we must work to highlight the value of our everyday activities and reveal the benefits of our legislation. Let me say in conclusion, Mr President, that this is a huge challenge and that this debate is essential, because the real threat in Europe today is not scepticism but indifference, which we must combat, and our weapon is communication."@en1

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