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"I believe that the citizens’ initiative will be a powerful tool that European citizens can use in identifying issues to place on the EU’s agenda. It was first introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, with the aim of giving citizens the power of political initiative already enjoyed by the Council and the European Parliament. The main aim is to provide citizens with a means to be heard by enabling them to refer specific issues that interest them to the European institutions. The European Parliament will be able to help achieve these aims by doing all it can to support the citizens’ initiatives it likes, in particular, by organising public hearings. In this context, Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative provides that organisers shall be given the opportunity to present a citizens’ initiative at a public hearing. The regulation applies as of 1 April 2012 and Parliament’s Rules of Procedure therefore need to be amended so that the necessary measures can be taken in terms of organising and conducting the public hearings concerned. I think, first and foremost, that a ‘one-stop shop’ needs to be set up in order to simplify the exchange of views and dialogue with citizens, representative associations and civil society. With the necessary administrative support, the Vice-President responsible for matters relating to citizens’ initiatives could take on this role."@en1
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