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The EU wants to motivate Europeans to be active citizens (Photo: Eurocracy)

Parliament approves plan to promote EU citizenship

MEPs have hammered out a plan to spend around €200 million on promoting EU citizenship.

In a symbolic move, MEPs changed the title of the programme, which will be included under a separate budgetary heading for 2007-2013, from 'Citizens for Europe' to 'Europe for citizens.'

"We wanted to point out that it is citizens that create Europe in the first place, not the institutions," commented Finnish liberal MEP Hannu Takkula.

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The EU wants to motivate Europeans to be active citizens (Photo: Eurocracy)

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