BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) (ITALPRESS) – “As we are about to rebuild our economies and our societies on new foundations, and in view of the colossal investments that Europe will inject into public policies, it is even more crucial and urgent to listen to our fellow citizens, to feel their needs, their expectations in terms of assistance, work, dignity, security and prosperity, and their vision of this common European future. I believe it is our responsibility to put citizens at the center of their European project, and the more we advance in integration, in this solidarity between states, the more important it will be for European citizens to be and feel committed to this project “. Thus the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, during the conference on the future of Europe. “We are at a time when citizens want to take responsibility, they want to have a say in the policies that affect their daily life, their future, the future of the planet. Citizens’ consultation mechanisms have been tested in many places and have proved their worth. It is time to open up to involve citizens more in public life, and that is the purpose of this conference, “he added. Sassoli, continuing to talk about the possible results of the Conference, said: “I therefore believe that we should reflect on how to strengthen the capacity and centrality of the European Parliament, in particular as regards its power of initiative. We should also increase the transparency of elections and allow citizens to indicate their preferences for the presidency of the Commission. I hope – he observed – that the Conference will also address the question of the candidate leader, because I am convinced that this will contribute to the needs of citizens to be more involved in their European project and the better functioning of our institutions. Today we cannot afford to have taboos, we must face this exercise freely and confidently in the democratic debate. Let us make a stronger, more resilient, more democratic and more united Europe “, he concluded. (ITALPRESS). ads / r 09-May-21 17:06
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