27. Is concerned that a large majority of European citizens say that they know little or nothing about the European Union, its institutions, its policies, or its achievements; stresses that the Union must make available the means necessary to support an effective information and communication strategy to explain to citizens how the institutions which exist to serve them work and why they pursue the policy goals they do; calls for increased coherence between the financial perspectives and the new provisions of the Constitution, also with regard to participatory democracy and, in particular, to the development of civil dialogue and the i ...[+++]mplementation of citizens' initiatives; welcomes the submission of a legislative proposal for the successor programme to the Civic Participation Programme that remains a priority in order to promote an active and vibrant civil society and bring Europe closer to its citizens through a bottom-up process;

Increasingly, people are interested in the European Union. Yet, according to opinion polls, 72% of the EU's citizens know little or nothing about it.

It looks like the government paid Groupaction another $330,000 in hard earned tax dollars but got little or nothing back.

I think the question is a little bit too complex to give a simple yes or no answer, because while we may approve of the principles, there is still the outstanding matter of the practical arrangements, not to mention the existence of a consensus between the 15 Member States.

If one puts all the money together and creates synergy then one can be a tiny bit satisfied, but then only a tiny bit.

You set up an advisory council, and they're just another recommending body, looking at various options.