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dcterms:Date	"2012-09-13"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120913.6.4-021-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-09-13-Speech-4-022-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerald Häfner2
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lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to start by expressing my sincere thanks to the House for this debate. It goes without saying that we are not working on our own behalf here, but on behalf of Europe’s citizens, and we have very important work to do in this connection. It is our obligation to monitor and supervise the work of the institutions, including the Council. It is our obligation to co-advise, including as part of our responsibility for the budget, as part of our responsibility for legislation. We can only assume this responsibility if we have the necessary information. Knowledge is power, and especially so in politics, particularly where one side knows something that the other does not. Dictatorships always use this tool of keeping important information hidden, of preventing the citizens from learning certain information. What we need is transparency. With the vote today, we will be taking a major step in that direction. I am very familiar with the complaints, which are aired repeatedly, that people have not obtained this document or that. That, too, must be stated clearly. We have concluded an agreement today. The practice now needs to be developed. The culture of trusting cooperation, of a proactive exchange of information, needs to develop, but I am confident that it will. There is one thing that I can clearly say in this regard, which is that we do not know whether we will always get all the documents straight away from now on. We do know with absolute certainty, however, that there is a whole swathe of relevant documents that we would not receive without this agreement. Parliament cannot be expected to debate and decide upon an agreement such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) without being able to review the necessary documents. The same applies to other subjects, such as the dialogue on human rights with China, in which connection my colleague, the committee chair Ms Hautala, had to go to the Council, following lengthy negotiations, at which point she was allowed, as committee chair, to peruse a couple of documents. The committee, however, was not able to see the documents, nor was the rapporteur. That needs to change. It will change. This is a major step towards greater transparency, and transparency is the prerequisite for a functioning democracy. I would like to invite all my fellow Members to make proactive and sensible use of this new right so that we can do our job. Finally, I would like to thank all those involved, both in the Council and here in Parliament, where I would like to offer my particular thanks to Mr Lehne, Ms Wallis, Ms Harms and Mr Swoboda."@en1
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