Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-22-Speech-2-338-625"
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"The Treaty of Lisbon introduced European citizens’ right of initiative, giving them the same political initiative rights as the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. Although the European Commission still holds the power of legislative initiative in the strict sense, the citizens’ initiative is an important tool in the hands of European citizens, giving them the power to set the political agenda and to urge the Commission to legislate on issues which citizens think are important. This report helps strengthen this tool for the direct participation of citizens by insisting that public hearings on petitions that satisfy the necessary requirements must be organised by the competent committees, and by creating a single desk to facilitate practical implementation. I believe that involving citizens in setting the agenda is a key part of the democratic process, and that including them in forms of direct democracy helps bring the institutions closer to people and addresses the lack of trust in the European Union, so I voted in favour of the report."@en1
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