Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-15-Speech-3-386"
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"Reference is often made in this Parliament to the citizens of the European Union, whose interests we represent. At the same time, those same citizens have long regarded not only this Parliament, but all European institutions as too distant and insensitive to their problems.
The European citizens’ initiative can change this. It will enable citizens to say directly: we want this, we do not want that and this must change.
We also like to talk about European integration. What unites people from different countries, however, more than the need to look for a common view, to formulate a common proposal and to seek the support of people speaking various different languages? The implementation of the citizens’ initiative will mean in practice that citizens from various Member States will speak in one voice about the subjects that are important to them. A common initiative and a common interest will be the soil from which a true European identity may grow.
I firmly believe that in the near future this practical sense of European-ness will begin to form. I believe that, in contrast to the phrases in the brochures of European institutions, it will be vibrant and viable, because the citizen himself will be the source of the new European identity and the new European-ness.
I therefore welcome the submitted draft regulation on how the citizens’ initiative will be implemented, and I am ready to do all it takes to ensure that the voice of the citizen is not only heard but also respected."@en1
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