Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-22-Speech-2-353-750"
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"I have always supported all initiatives like the European citizens’ initiative, which are aimed at enhancing the direct link between citizens and the institutions, ensuring that issues are referred to EU institutions which citizens feel are being ignored. The European citizens’ initiative may help EU citizens participate actively in the EU’s decision-making process. Sadly, in Lithuania, there is a lack of serious citizens’ initiatives. A study recently published by the London School of Economics (LSE) revealed that despite the fact that there are legislative tools of direct democracy, the political influence of such institutions remains very uncertain. The LSE report indicates that this is mostly due to Lithuanians’ great distrust of politicians and political institutions, as well as their sceptical view of citizens’ opportunities to influence politicians. I am also very concerned by civil society’s failure to develop, and its weakness and passiveness in Lithuania. The problem is partly down to the fact that in Lithuania, there are strict procedural requirements for citizens’ initiatives. In Lithuania, organisers of citizens’ initiatives have to collect 300 000 signatures in three months (11.4% of the entire population). Proportionally, this is several times more than in the majority of EU Member States, and this further reduces the creation of citizens’ initiatives."@en1
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