Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-12-Speech-2-109"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/ French Presidency (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001212.6.2-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-12-Speech-2-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Paolo Costa2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; I Democratici (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3,3 vice-chair; ELDR (1999-07-20--2002-03-06)3,3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I am one of those who had for some time been placing their hopes in the miracle of Nice: an Intergovernmental Conference, a Summit, a Treaty which would both reorganise the European institutions and further the process of enlargement. But the miracle did not happen! The clearest gauges of its limited success are the announcement of another Intergovernmental Conference in 2004 and the quality and import of the subjects at the centre of the post-Nice debate, which range from the distribution of competences within the Union to the value of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The miracle failed to materialise in the substance of the decisions on institutional reform. This failure was due essentially to the defensive tactics of the governments and their powers of veto, not to mention the limited involvement of the European Parliament. This is a sign of short-sightedness in that, today, Parliament is the only Union body which legitimises the will of the people. The miracle did not come to pass in terms of the organisation of the shared legacy of the Charter of Fundamental Rights either. Parliament and the Commission have declared that they would abide by it. What is preventing the Council from deciding to do the same? There is just one small satisfaction: enlargement. Thanks to Nice, the institutional barrier can no longer be invoked. The winners at Nice, the only winners, were the candidate countries, whose path towards the gates of the European Union is being cleared. Only those who have always believed in the strategic value of enlargement have a genuine right to rejoice with them."@en1

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