Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-30-Speech-3-082"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-05-30"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010530.5.3-082"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Cecilia Malmström2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Treaty of Nice is obviously open to a wide range of interpretations. It is positive that the informal barriers to enlargement have been cleared away and that the Union is now constitutionally ready for its important task of uniting Europe. Now we hope for a clearer timetable and preferably a date at the summit in Gothenburg in a couple of weeks’ time. There are, of course, major problems with the Treaty: it makes the decision-making process no simpler, no more efficient and scarcely any more comprehensible to our citizens. It also leaves much to be desired in democratic respects. Far too many decisions will continue to be made behind closed doors in the Council – without the democratic control, inspection or participation of Parliament. The method for the Intergovernmental Conference is rather reminiscent of that for choosing a new pope. The delegates are locked away in negotiations for several days whilst the world outside waits impatiently for the white smoke, a sign that a compromise has been reached. During that time nobody knows what is happening. However, now the next treaty is to be prepared differently – together with the citizens. It is important to remember these fine speeches when the plans are being made for Laeken. Perhaps it will be a convention after all. After all, it is no secret that the majority in this chamber advocate that in any case. It is the most open and democratic way of preparing proposals. However, now there are rumours that it will be a convention without government representatives. So what will it be? A talking shop, an alibi that the ministers then ride roughshod over? It is not a good solution! It is also time to turn away from Nice and look to the future. We are doing this in the European Parliament as well, possibly not so much today, but we do so. Some Heads of Government are also doing so. Moreover, I hope that more Heads of Government and ministers will participate in the debate on the future of Europe. The Foreign Minister spoke of ‘the term federalism’ and the different feelings that it invokes. This is true, and the substance is of course more important than the term itself. Federalism – with the different interpretations that it may be given – is, however, a vision of a more democratic Europe. Different visions of the European project are essential to the European debate, so that citizens gradually find out what issues they are to take a position on."@en1
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