2. Takes the view that bringing the European institutions closer to the citizens is of the utmost importance; recognises that it is increasingly important to ensure active citizenship and civic participation within the demos; considers that adaptable and transferable media tools should be used to create an EU public media space; stresses that it is crucial that the European citizens are better informed about the activities of the European institutions and how European legislation can influence their daily lives; is willing, therefore, to support measures by institutions to increase awareness in the general public; requests the
interinstitutional working group ...[+++] to put forward a set of media action proposals by September 2003 for the creation of a public media space in the Community; expects that the Commission does not divert form the decisions taken by Parliament in the area of the informatio
n and communication policy as they reflect its political priorities, calls on the interinstitutional working group on information policy (IGI) to further improve the cooperation methods with the competent committees;