Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-14-Speech-2-122"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU Charter of Fundamental Rights2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000314.8.2-122"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-14-Speech-2-1232
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	"(NL) Madam President, as the low turnout during the most recent elections has shown, “Europe” as a concept does not mean a great deal to its citizens. We cannot change this by giving citizens a Charter of Fundamental Rights. Citizens need to see that the European institutions are actually acting in their interests and are not just out to increasing their own power. If this happens, confidence among people will grow more than could ever be achieved by many a fine declaration or charter. We do not share the presumption that a comprehensive charter can be drafted which comprises all current fundamental rights. Such a document cannot be drafted, not now or in future, and this ambition is certainly not a task of the European Union. What we should aim for within the Union is cooperation based on respect for the separate identities of peoples and states. Fundamental rights must be secured where they can be protected as effectively as possible and where they can be embedded in the social fabric, that is to say within the Member States. It is also vital that the ECHR’s external supervisory role in the protection of fundamental rights remains intact. Equally, the authority of the Court in Strasbourg over this whole procedure should remain unaffected. A legally binding charter will inevitably affect fundamental rights provisions in Member States and will undermine the role and the authority of the ECHR and the Court in Strasbourg. If a charter were to be drafted nonetheless, we would strongly urge that this only apply to the institutions of the Union. It should only include articles which can give a meaningful message to these European institutions. Vague instruction standards or rights in policy areas, where the Union has no authority, must be omitted. Finally, fundamental rights are based on human dignity. The true value of human life, however, will never be fully understood if we lose sight of God, the Creator of all things, including man."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Van Dam (EDD )."1

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