Is transparency the key to citizens’ trust?
Trust in political institutions is a key element of representative democracies. Trust in the rule of law is also the basis for democratic participation of citizens. According to the spring 2018 Eurobarometer survey of public awareness of the EU institutions, 50 % of respondents indicated they trust the European Parliament, which represents a 34 % increase since the beginning of the 2014-2019 legislative term. A transparent political decision-making processes has become a common objective to help strengthen citizens’ trust in policy-makers and enhance the accountability of public administrations. In this regard, regulation of lobbying (the exchange between policy makers and stakeholders), and bolstering the integrity of this process, is often considered a vital ingredient. Public expectations for increased transparency of the exchange between policy-makers and interest representatives varies from one political system to the next, but it has increasingly become a topic of debate for parliaments across Europe, and a regular demand during election campaigns.
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- alegeri europene
- campanie electorală
- cetățenie europeană
- conjunctură politică
- construcţie europeană
- context social
- cooperare interinstituțională (UE)
- democrație participativă
- democrație reprezentativă
- DREPT
- drept internaţional
- grup de interese
- Instituțiile Uniunii Europene și funcția publică europeană
- POLITICĂ
- politică şi securitate publică
- PROBLEME SOCIALE
- procedură electorală şi vot
- resortisant al UE
- sondaj de opinie
- stat de drept
- transparență în luarea deciziilor
- UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ