Julia Reda
2013-10-12 13:30:51 UTC
Those are some very interesting points! I haven't considered the media
impact of the European Parliament's lack of right to initiative much,
but you're right that it makes the whole process a lot more abstract.
Regarding doing more work from the home countries: I think it's
important for the parliamentarians to spend quite a bit of time together
in their multi-national party groups so that national politics play less
into their decision-making. However, if we could get rid of the commute
between the parliaments in Brussels and Strasbourg, that would free up
two days to spend in the home constituencies that is now being spent
travelling. Let's see how well-liked that proposal will be at an event
in Strasbourg. ;)
Thanks for sharing everybody, if you can think of more, please let me know!
Julia
impact of the European Parliament's lack of right to initiative much,
but you're right that it makes the whole process a lot more abstract.
Regarding doing more work from the home countries: I think it's
important for the parliamentarians to spend quite a bit of time together
in their multi-national party groups so that national politics play less
into their decision-making. However, if we could get rid of the commute
between the parliaments in Brussels and Strasbourg, that would free up
two days to spend in the home constituencies that is now being spent
travelling. Let's see how well-liked that proposal will be at an event
in Strasbourg. ;)
Thanks for sharing everybody, if you can think of more, please let me know!
Julia
1) In most countries: the very high ratio of vote/representative compared
to the other elections, making this election less interesting than the more
local ones.
2) The parliament has no right to take initiative in legislation, hence
parlementarians can not put their names on decisions, hence the media is
not interested in what they do. They can't become more than a cog in the
machine of the EU parliament. The commission on the other hand, is the
place where people connect their name with proposals. But this is a
non-democratic institute, so nobody there is interested in taking a risk by
connecting his or her name to a proposal, especially in the media.
Therefore, the MEP's have a hard time reaching the media, have an air of
doing nothing, leading to voter absenteism. Fix: give the parliament the
right to take initiative, for soft law, decisions and directives.
3) You should avoid to refer to the EU as "Brussels". People live in
Europe, they don't live in Brussels. I know foreign media often refers to
"Brussels" for something we Belgians can do nothing about. Why? Because
they know the people can't confer to Brussels. They are Europeans, not
Bruxellois.
4) In the long run, we live in a digital age. Try to promote 'home-working'
in the EU parliament, and adopt the procedures to allow the MEP's to spend
more time at home. It's hard to promote Europe and your work in the EU when
you're thousands of miles away (from the local media).
Sincerely,
Jonas Degrave
to the other elections, making this election less interesting than the more
local ones.
2) The parliament has no right to take initiative in legislation, hence
parlementarians can not put their names on decisions, hence the media is
not interested in what they do. They can't become more than a cog in the
machine of the EU parliament. The commission on the other hand, is the
place where people connect their name with proposals. But this is a
non-democratic institute, so nobody there is interested in taking a risk by
connecting his or her name to a proposal, especially in the media.
Therefore, the MEP's have a hard time reaching the media, have an air of
doing nothing, leading to voter absenteism. Fix: give the parliament the
right to take initiative, for soft law, decisions and directives.
3) You should avoid to refer to the EU as "Brussels". People live in
Europe, they don't live in Brussels. I know foreign media often refers to
"Brussels" for something we Belgians can do nothing about. Why? Because
they know the people can't confer to Brussels. They are Europeans, not
Bruxellois.
4) In the long run, we live in a digital age. Try to promote 'home-working'
in the EU parliament, and adopt the procedures to allow the MEP's to spend
more time at home. It's hard to promote Europe and your work in the EU when
you're thousands of miles away (from the local media).
Sincerely,
Jonas Degrave
Hi everybody,
I've been invited to speak at a panel of the European Youth Forum on youth
absenteeism in European elections that is taking place on November 28 in
Brussels. I would like to get your input on what points I should address at
that panel. What do you think why so few people vote in the European
elections and what can the Pirates specifically bring to the table to
change that?
Julia
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I've been invited to speak at a panel of the European Youth Forum on youth
absenteeism in European elections that is taking place on November 28 in
Brussels. I would like to get your input on what points I should address at
that panel. What do you think why so few people vote in the European
elections and what can the Pirates specifically bring to the table to
change that?
Julia
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