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CHAPTER III – WHAT WE NEED.

08 – Eight key principle

PARLIAMENTS NEED SELF-RESPONSIBILITY, COMPREHENSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY,

ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY.

a) Members of parliaments are not bound by any order in the sense of the free mandate and form

their opinions freely, independently and on their own responsibility.

b) Parliaments enable citizens to follow debates and votes transparently, contributing to the

understanding and comprehensibility of the democratic decision-making process.

c) Parliaments have rules of procedure, including rules on transparency, integrity, independence

and accountability.

09 – Ninth key principle

PARLIAMENTS NEED RESILIENCE TO THREATS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.

a) Functioning parliamentarism requires fact-based and independent information, debates,

decision-making and communication activities.

b) Parliaments build resilience against foreign interference, cyberattacks, disinformation and

misinformation to safeguard the democratic discourse and decision-making process at all times.

c) Parliaments inform each other about common challenges and threats, exchange best practices

for possible solutions and join forces to develop and implement them.

10 – Tenth key principle

PARLIAMENTS NEED ADEQUATE ADMINISTRATION, EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES

AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS AND PATHWAYS ON DEMOCRACY.

a) Members of parliaments need adequate financial, human and material resources in order to be

able to exercise their mandate freely, independently and on their own responsibility.

b) Parliaments ensure the smooth functioning of parliamentary work and support the members of

parliaments in their duties through adequate administration, equipment and resources, including

a legal service, a scientific research service, a strategic foresight service and communication,

information, press and visitor services.

c) Parliaments advocate for seeing themselves as workshops on democracy as well as to develop

pathways on democracy in all capitals between local, regional, national and European levels,

using best practices from the National Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union

and of the European Parliament.

A DIVISÃO DE REDAÇÃO.

7 DE MARÇO DE 2024 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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