Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-15-Speech-2-039"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission's strategic objectives and legislative programme2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000215.3.2-039"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-15-Speech-2-0402
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-21--2000-06-12)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Mr President of the Commission, Members of the Commission, five months after its coming into office, the Commission committed to paper the direction in which it aims to steer the European Union. The ensuing document is both ambitious and bombastic. Is it not rather melodramatic to say that “the world looks up to Europe”? Moreover, Europe as a continent is a great deal more than just the fifteen EU Member States. It is not rather ambitious to ensure peace, democracy and human rights in the of Europe, no less? I am particularly intrigued by how the Commission considers bringing this about. Does “the European integration model as a rich source for global administration” imply the export of a large-scale perspective and concentration of power? According to the Commission, external policy can succeed, provided everyone knows exactly who is in charge! So who is this then? The Commission as a whole, its President perhaps, the Council? You stated that the new European government requires strong institutions, while the Commission wants to focus at the same time on its core tasks. We could not agree more with the latter. It is high time that institutions restricted their scope to actual cross-border issues and stopped decking out the European cart with powers which they are taking away from national authorities. The document mentions common values on different occasions. Unfortunately, I find the reference to the relevant standards to be lacking. This raises the question as to what these standards and values are based on. I am convinced that the Bible, God’s word, is the only pure source of proper standards and real values. In the tradition of our continent, this realisation is an important one which merits recognition."@en1

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