Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-329"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Citizens for Europe programme (2007-2013) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060404.24.2-329"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-04-Speech-2-3302
lpv:speaker	lp:Šarūnas Birutis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2007-02-26)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I welcome and endorse the European Commission's new initiative ‘Active European Citizenship’. I would also like to congratulate the rapporteur on a well prepared report. The promotion of European citizenship is an essential condition for the European Union, which has been successfully enlarged, to function. The European Union needs a programme, especially after the 2004 enlargement, which devotes particular attention to its citizens. At the moment, the deficit of active democracy is one of the most acute present-day problems faced by the European Union, and therefore, we welcome efforts to form a European identity, to foster citizenship and promote active participation in the area of European integration. In Lithuania, public opinion polls indicate great mistrust in important state institutions by residents, and there is a sense that voter participation is decreasing. These indicators are also similar in the European Union. An average European has also little faith in, whether it be political parties, his country's government or parliament. By introducing the active citizenship initiative, the integration of European values will be noticeable in individual national societies, and the European identity, which is actively formed, will also have a positive influence on common European Union decisions. The institutions of the European Union must become accountable not just to the governments of Member States and their delegations, but to the citizens of Europe. The implementation of measures will create greater transparency and a degree of responsibility in the political process of the European Union. European culture and its diversity will be fostered, and cooperation between citizens and organisations of various countries will be encouraged. The same evaluation of the past, Stalin's gulags and the fascist Holocaust, would strengthen European citizenship. It is important that this programme is accessible to all interested parties, that is non-governmental organisations and educational institutions. This initiative is the key to citizens having a conscious effect on their own and their children's future in Europe."@en1

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