These should reflect the European Parliament's role of directly representing the Union's citizens, assigned to it by Article 10(2) TEU, as well as the objective for European political parties to participate fully in the democratic life of the Union and to become actors in Europe's representative democracy, in order effectively to express the views, opinions and political will of the citizens of the Union.
Ba cheart go léireodh sé sin an ról Pharlaimint na hEorpa mar ionadaí díreach do shaoránaigh an Aontais, arna sannadh di le hAirteagal 10(2) CAE, chomh maith leis an gcuspóir maidir le rannpháirteachas iomlán na bpáirtithe polaitiúla Eorpacha i saol daonlathach an Aontais agus lena bheith ina ngníomhaithe gníomhacha i ndaonlathas ionadaíoch na hEorpa, chun dearcadh, tuairimí agus toil pholaitiúil shaoránaigh an Aontais a chur in iúl go héifeachtach.