Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-19-Speech-3-040"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Action programme of the Portuguese Presidency including the situation in Angola2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000119.2.3-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-19-Speech-3-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:W.G. van Velzen2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; EPP-ED (1999-09-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-09-01--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to praise the Portuguese Presidency for being so dynamic in its preparations for the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference. This is especially good news after the rather disappointing outcome of the European Summit in Helsinki. My Group is of the opinion that the agenda of this IGC should be extended further so that the European Union is actually able to operate effectively with over 20 Member States in future. This is why we are pleased that the presidency wants to set up five working parties which will look into the major bottlenecks. But, as many have already highlighted, the agenda with just the three leftovers from Amsterdam is far too light-weight. My Group also demands that the European Parliament be a full partner in the negotiation process, as fervently argued by Mrs Fontaine and others in the past. In the next couple of weeks, the Presidency will be visiting all the capitals of our EU Member States. We demand that, during its whistle-stop tour, the Portuguese Presidency widens the agenda of the IGC according to the recommendation of the Dimitrakopoulos-Leinen report. I am of the opinion that the Portuguese Presidency, after this trip, should come and report on the outcome of these discussions during the February part-session in Strasbourg. I would remind the presidency that Article 48 of the EU Treaty stipulates that the IGC cannot start before the European Parliament has issued its opinion. I do not rule out that the European Parliament will not issue this opinion until it has become clear how the European Parliament will be more involved in the negotiations and once the agenda has been widened. Mr President, the topic which will be tabled in March is of key importance, but let us not restrict it to the democratisation of the information society. Let us, above all, look at where America performs better than the European Union and, in this sphere, adopt best practices from the United States."@en1

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