Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-14-Speech-3-287-500"
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"I agree with the rapporteur that transparency is necessary for guaranteeing the accountability and legitimacy of a democratic political system. Citizens have the right to know how political decisions are made and why. Lithuania is experiencing a crisis of public confidence due to institutions’ lack of transparency. Courts in both Lithuania and Europe have demonstrated their susceptibility to political manipulation. Public confidence in the courts and local government remains low. According to information from a survey conducted by Vilmorus, only 19% of Lithuanian citizens have confidence in the courts, while a few years ago this rate was 35%. According to information from the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, the level of transparency when decisions are taken at municipal level is not particularly high in Lithuania.
City council legal acts are rarely found online, and people usually only hear about decisions following their adoption. It is important for our legislative and judicial processes to be more transparent, accountable and accessible to the public. This report recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon introduced a new constitutional framework of EU institutional transparency to ensure that decision-making is more open and effective. All we need now is the political will."@en1
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