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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001214.1.4-022"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-14-Speech-4-0232
lpv:speaker	lp:Luckas Vander Taelen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Anders gaan arbeiden, leven en vrijen (1999-07-20--2002-08-31)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-08-31)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2001-01-11)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I wonder whether we can sanction a resolution regarding the Nice Summit at all? I fear that we may have a situation on our hands which is not dissimilar from the American re-count. Having read what was in the papers this morning in my country, I have to say that not only was the French Presidency mistaken about Poland’s and Spain’s vote weighting, for which the President has, in fact, offered his apologies, but problems have emerged which are both numerous and embarrassing. I quote: annex 3 of the draft treaty stipulates that the majority threshold, which rises as and when new Member States accede, should constitute 73.4% of the votes once all Member States have joined. That translates, therefore, into 253 votes in the Council of Ministers. However, that also means that the blocking minority – and that is, after all, what this is all about, that is what the Nice Agreement was about – amounts to 93. But only one sentence down from this, the number of votes are 91! You do realise that it is difficult for us to discuss a treaty if it contains mistakes such as these."@en1

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