European Parliament
President.
Question No 5 by Piia-Noora Kauppi 
Subject: Continuation of the eVote initiative, which represents interactive Internet democracy, during Italy's Presidency
During its Presidency, the Greek Government has successfully promoted interactive Internet democracy by means of the so-called ‘eVote’ initiative. By means of eVote, 170 000 EU citizens have expressed their views on the way ahead for the European Union. A particularly positive aspect of the eVote program is that the Greek Presidency has been incorporating feedback from the public in its daily work. Opinions and recommendations put forward by members of the public feed in directly to EU-level meetings, negotiations and conclusions.
It would be a pity if the eVote initiative did not continue in one form or another during the Italian Presidency.
Will Italy therefore continue the eVote initiative? Might the Italian Government perhaps introduce any other programs or measures during its Presidency in order to promote the application of new technology particularly as a means of increasing political participation by citizens? How will the Italian Government convince the citizens of the EU that the Union is functioning as an emanation of the will of its individual citizens and is doing things which the ordinary people of Europe, above all, regard as important?

