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"The European Commission has proposed designating 2013 the European Year of Citizens. I am convinced that in spite of the current crisis this will strengthen resolve to ensure that citizens are able to exercise and assert their rights. According to the statistics, one-third of citizens intend to do so, but administrative difficulties and inadequate language knowledge still present barriers to taking up employment when they move abroad to another Member State. The plan for the European Year of Citizens places responsibility for ensuring adequate information in the hands of Member States, but the most effective way to exchange positive experiences will always be at EU level. The objective of our amendments was to broaden the scope of the programme and ensure that citizens have a bigger role in raising awareness regarding their rights.
As shadow rapporteur, I would like to stress that the Commission has successfully mapped out the demands behind the motto ‘More Europe!’ and listened to the expectations voiced in relation to the European Year of Citizens at EU, Member State, regional and local levels. Delivering on these, however, and running popular communications channels or portals will require an increase in the budget. I was pleased to see that, as today’s vote showed, all of the political groups agreed on this."@en1
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