Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-02-Speech-3-112"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public access to documents2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010502.7.3-112"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-02-Speech-3-1132
lpv:speaker	lp:Ole Andreasen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Venstre (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all, I want to congratulate Mr Cashman, Mrs Maij-Weggen and Mr Watson. When a conciliation is entered into, not everything that may be wished for is obtained. Such is life. The proposed compromise is assessed and a judgement arrived at as to whether, despite its shortcomings, it is better than nothing. A decision for or against is then made. That is because there are no other possibilities when no further progress can be made at the negotiating table. The compromise reached in the negotiations concerning public access to EU documents is in no way what I would have wished for at the start of the negotiations, and it contains weaknesses, as has already been pointed out. For example, there are too many exceptions and too much uncertainty concerning the exceptions that are to apply. However, it is the first step in the right direction, and it means that, in a few years’ time, we can take the next step. Above all, it reflects the EU’s desire for greater transparency. I can well understand why the compromise has been called a victory for the willingness to negotiate. The Commission’s proposal was far from what we in the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party had looked forward to and far from what we in the Nordic countries might have wished for. We in the Nordic countries have good traditions of administrative transparency and, naturally enough, we took these as our point of departure. Over and against us, there was a long list of countries which do not have the same traditions, countries in which public access to official documents is scarcely known, countries in which there is no legislation in this area at all. In other words, our points of view were worlds apart. We Danes have a special love-hate relationship with our Swedish neighbours. We often find them self-satisfied and overly correct, but as a rule we are, of course, just envious. When it comes to administrative transparency, every country, including Denmark, has a lot to learn from the Swedes. We therefore have fewer reservations about voting in favour of the compromise when we see that Swedish colleagues in our group, together with the Swedish Presidency, are able to recommend a vote in favour. We shall carefully monitor the implementation of the result that has now been achieved."@en1

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