Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-04-12-Speech-3-153"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-04-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:IGC (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000412.4.3-153"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-04-12-Speech-3-1542
lpv:speaker	lp:Teresa Almeida Garrett2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-11-04--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, enlargement and its strategic, political and economic consequences for the European Union cannot remain issues undiscussed by the public or viewed exclusively from the national perspective. This is why the debate caused by the presentation of the European Parliament’s position on this promising Intergovernmental Conference is vital in understanding this new phase of European construction which is both risky and open to question. We are pleased that this contribution from Parliament stresses, as the main themes and guiding principles, the democratisation, efficiency and greater supervision of the European institutions, exactly where the respective deficits have been most felt and where the risks of disintegration, caused by the significant increase in the number of Member States, were greatest. Although the majority of the proposals aim to enable and reinforce the joint progress and the integration process in this new and complex framework, and these are to be applauded, there are others which are not so great. I am specifically referring to the European lists for this Parliament or to the rules on decisions by qualified majority or on closer cooperation, for example, in which a fairer balance between the Member States, more in accordance with the representation and legitimacy of the respective bodies, could be attempted. We fortunately have the opportunity to improve these points tomorrow in plenary. As for the countries which were for years subjected to forced and authoritarian integration and which are now knocking on our door, attracted by the success of our joint experiment, we must receive them with our house in order and operating properly. There must also be no doubt about everyone’s participation in the search for the best solutions for all and about the primacy of the values of justice, democracy and solidarity within these countries. I warmly congratulate the rapporteurs on their work."@en1

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