Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-07-03-Speech-2-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council meeting of 15-16 June 2001 in Göteborg – Swedish presidency2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010703.1.2-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-07-03-Speech-2-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Georges Berthu2
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2001-01-31--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Mouvement pour la France (2000-11-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Göteborg Council took a step in the right direction when it confirmed that the process of enlargement was irreversible and that it had set the goal for the first wave of candidate countries to join in time for them to take part in the 2004 European elections. At the same time, however, this same Council made a serious error when, in paragraph 4 of the presidency conclusions, it appeared to link the decision on enlargement to the fate of the Treaty of Nice. This is an error of legal, political and moral judgment. It is an error of legal judgment, because, as the President of the Commission stated on 21 June 2001, 'the ratification of the Treaty of Nice is not legally necessary for enlargement to take place’ and, moreover, Mr Poettering, this may also be the reason why the President of the Commission is not here today. In any case, I shall not go back to this point because, again from a legal point of view, no one has since contradicted what Mr Prodi said. It is also an error of political judgment because, from a political point of view, the Treaty of Nice is only essential for enlargement for those wishing to build a European ‘super state’. Do they wish to combine the super state, European enlargement and the Treaty of Nice, therefore, at the risk of causing all these projects to fail together? Lastly, it is an error of moral judgment, because, by upholding the statement made by the General Affairs Council of 11 June 2001, the Göteborg Council showed utter contempt for the democratically expressed opinion of a nation, which shows the Europe that it hopes to achieve in a strange light. For our part, we want the countries of the East to join a free and democratic Europe, and that is why, Mr President, we are supporting the clear, courageous choice of the Irish people."@en1

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