Takes the view that EU citizenship should increasingly be experienced at local level and should become more visible, comprising rights, including social rights, and duties, such as through a direct link between some aspects of the tax system and the financing of the European Union, though without increasing the overall tax burden this innovation would not only offer a way out of the current deadlock over the financing of the Community budget by means of contributions from the Member States and over the concept of a fair return, but would also help to develop a more balanced European citizenship;
12. uzskata, ka Eiropas Savienības pilsonību aizvien vairāk vajadzētu izdzīvot vietējā līmenī, tai vajadzētu būt redzamākai un ietvert tiesības, tostarp sociālās tiesības, un pienākumus, piemēram, nepalielinot vispārējo nodokļu nastu, nodrošināt tiešu saikni starp dažiem nodokļu sistēmas un Eiropas Savienības finansēšanas aspektiem;