Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-17-Speech-3-241"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Treaty reform/next IGC2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991117.7.3-241"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-17-Speech-3-2422
lpv:speaker	lp:Gorka Knörr Borràs2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (1999-07-21--2001-06-07)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2001-06-07)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-28--2001-06-07)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2001-06-07)3 unknown; Eusko Alkartasuna (1999-07-20--2001-06-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, one of the founders of the current European Union said that, if they were to begin European construction again, they would start this time with a consideration of the people and their cultures. But the European Union, far from rectifying the situation, seems to abide by the theory expounded by Livy, that is to say, it forgets what has happened and therefore can complain but cannot put anything right. In the texts which have been proposed for the reform of the Treaties and the next IGC, not even with the most powerful magnifying glass can we find a sentence which refers to the European peoples and regions and the role that they should play in the Europe of the future. It is time for the regional question to occupy the place that it deserves. The European parties which are stuck in the past have shown that they are incapable of overcoming the short-sightedness which makes them blind to the internal national and regional realities of the current Member States. When will we talk about nations such as Scotland, Wales, Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque country, which are not even allowed to sit together with the Governments on the Council? What is going to be done about regions such as Andalucia – with 7.5 million inhabitants – which is treated like a second class country, while representatives of Member States which are a twentieth the size sit in the Council? New countries are going to join the Union, some of which are very small and we are in favour of their accession, but if it were not for their recent emancipation, they would not be candidates for Membership. The accession of these new countries, Mr President, will mean the under-representation of internal nations and regions of the current States. García Márquez said that wisdom comes when we no longer have any use for it. Let us hope that this is not the case with our political vision and sensitivity towards the role of the nations and regions of Europe!"@en1

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