Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-14-Speech-3-036"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Follow-up to Nice2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010314.1.3-036"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-14-Speech-3-0372
lpv:speaker	lp:Claude J.-M.J. Desama2
lpv:spokenAs	president; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2001-04-05)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-22--2001-04-05)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2001-04-05)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2001-04-05)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2001-04-05)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2001-04-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, taking the floor for the last time before this House, which I will be leaving in a few weeks’ time, I would like to address a few words to my fellow Members. Of course the problems of the method adopted in the follow-up to Nice are important: the Community method, the Convention method, and so on. What is even more important, however, is that there is a plan and a driving force to push it forward. Each time the European Union – and the Economic Community before it – made progress, there was this plan and this driving force: the Spaak committees before the Treaty of Rome, the White Paper produced by Lord Cockfield before the Luxembourg Treaty, the strong proposals made by the Commission and the strength of the France-Germany axis with the Treaty of Maastricht. We know that, in the chancelleries, there is no plan and even less political will to move forward. We also know that, despite the very interesting proposals made by Commissioner Barnier, the Commission has neither the strength nor the authority it had ten years ago. So there remains the European Parliament. Over the years it has proved itself to be the strongest link in the institutional tripod. I would like to turn to my fellow Members and say that the European Parliament has a majority which transcends political and national divisions. This majority is in favour of a plan for a new European federalism. We need a federation of projects and a catalysis of energies to take this step forward as is expected of us and which the citizens of Europe expect from you. So, comrades, friends, fellow Members, I would like to take my leave of you by saying that I truly expect you to be ambitious and audacious. That is what the citizens expect from you. Thank you."@en1
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