Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-30-Speech-3-108"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Treaty of Nice and the future of the EU2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010530.5.3-108"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-30-Speech-3-1092
lpv:speaker	lp:Lennart Sacrédeus2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-10-07--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, President of the Council, the Intergovernmental Conference in Nice will make possible the enlargement of the EU. This was also its main task. All fifteen national parliaments in the Member States will ratify the Treaty during 2001, irrespective of how dissatisfied and critical the majority here in the European Parliament are. Consequently, we Swedish Christian Democrats feel that item 42 concerning the consent of the European Parliament to the accession Treaties for the candidate countries could be worded so as to be considerably more positive and welcoming. How will item 42 be received in Estonia, in Poland or Cyprus? Neither can my party approve item 25, which opens the way for the introduction of a common European level of taxation – and with decision rules based on a qualified majority. All our historical experience shows that new tax levels and new decision levels for tax deductions lead to higher taxes and less money left for the citizens. Another core issue for the decision-making competence of every national parliament and national government concerns defence policy. Sweden’s Christian Democrat party therefore cannot approve item 34 either, which calls for defence policy to be included in the so-called closer cooperation. At the same time my party wishes to welcome two historical improvements that are proposed in the report. Firstly, it is time to improve citizens’ and the national parliaments’ insight and control of the Council’s work and to make the Council’s meetings open when the Council acts as legislator. We must have this openness if we are to be able to talk about democracy and not just about diplomacy within the EU. In other words, we are in favour of item 11 and Amendment No 68. Finally, the principle of subsidiarity needs to be clarified. We are consequently in favour of the PPE-DE’s Amendment No 77 concerning definition of the EU’s powers."@en1

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