Translation of "Demokratieverständnis" in English

We need new ways to learn democracy.

What kind of view of democracy is that?

This kind of thing is detrimental to Parliament and it is also detrimental to our understanding of democracy.

Is democracy understood differently at central, regional, and local levels?

What will that mean for the concept of democracy in this new Germany ?

We have been concerned with some of the actions of Venezuelan President Chávez and his understanding of what a democratic system is all about.

Their understanding of democracy refers to the interests of the bourgeois ruling class.

Anti-fascism is thus embedded in a societal, emancipatory understanding of democracy.

However, this kind of idea of democracy can only be a dream in China.

And of course the understanding of democracy also plays a role.

Of understanding of democracy one cannot speak with this woman.

Mr President, in my idea of what constitutes democracy, there are votes which should be expressed publicly.

What I do not see is a proper concept of democracy that involves starting from the bottom.

Populists know how to win elections, but their conception of democracy extends no further.

This is fatal, because minority rights and fundamental individual rights are not respected in the Middle East's understanding of democracy.

We will have to develop a new and direct understanding of democracy based on networks and collaboration.

M100 not only promotes intercultural competence but also an understanding of democracy, openness and tolerance.

From this point of view, when Parliament considers that progress is being made because regular press conferences are held following any Governing Council meetings and because, in addition to annual reports, the ECB also publishes monthly reports, this invokes a false sense of true democracy among the peoples of Europe.

The fact that this is the 27th party ban within 10 years gives a clear picture of the Turkish understanding of democracy.

Just as unconducive to this European identity is the EU's democratic deficit and the unidirectional understanding of democracy among the Brussels elites, who simply let the populace keep voting until it gives the 'right' result.

For the EU institutions simply to canvass for more power for the EU, a United States of Europe, increased federalism, EMU membership and so on using the taxpayers' money is neither particularly humble nor democratic.

A partnership based on shared values of freedom, human and civil rights and democracy, values which have proved their worth over the past 60 years.

The fact that the first leaders to congratulate Mr Lukashenko on his election victory were the Russian President, Mr Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, Mr Putin, and the President of Ukraine, Mr Yanukovych, demonstrates their understanding of democracy and the bleak prospects awaiting Belarus in this direction.

But I am not giving up hope that this was merely a slip-up and that in fact President Santer has a more highly developed sense of democracy than to regard himself as an authority who may at most be criticized in the roundabout language of sycophants.

What happened in Denmark has demonstrated that, as matters stand, the EU' s grasp of democracy meets with criticism and rejection on the part of the citizens - and I would say these are citizens who take a special interest and are well informed.

The idea is to establish a democratic dialogue. It sounds so appealing, of course, but this very project reflects a total misunderstanding of the nature of democracy.

We want to continue to make our resources available, and not just economic resources but the resources of our democratic heritage and our political commitment as well.

I am also referring to Russia, which, in the tragic Chechen crisis and in its running of the country in general, cannot resist adopting measures that have little in common with our own vision of democracy.