Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-04-Speech-4-091"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20011004.3.4-091"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
The collapse of liberal dogmas is becoming increasingly apparent. The ‘stability pact’ and the anti-democratic powers that the European Central Bank has been given operate in an extremely restrictive fashion, at a time when radical change in the direction of European integration is becoming particularly pressing. The demonstrations by trades unions and other organisations that arose as a result of the meeting of the Ecofin Council in Liège and debates at the European Citizens’ Congress have highlighted the urgency of the social and democratic demands made by movements that are opposed to the prospect of globalisation in line with the current capitalist globalisation.
The Ecofin Council, however, once again demonstrated its inability to communicate. It did not make any proposal in proportion to what is at stake. Its debates continue to be characterised by a total lack of transparency and responsibility, as illustrated by the fate of the Tobin tax. Ministers went back on their public commitments in referring the matter to the Commission, which we know is hostile to such a decision, no matter how elementary it may seem. In the same vein, the burning question of tax havens was only voluntarily broached from the specific angle of the fight against terrorism. The governments of the Union are not yet ready to change direction. This is the fundamental issue hidden behind the joint resolutions put forward for the vote. And this is the reason why we will vote against them."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples