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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/Belgian Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011217.3.1-072"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-17-Speech-1-0732
lpv:speaker	lp:Antonio Tajani2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3,3 member; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2003-10-14)3,3 substitute; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, at Laeken, a number of steps forward have, at last, been taken towards the creation of a stronger Europe with wider borders. The Convention will have to pave the way for a Constitution which establishes the respective competences of the institutions and includes the founding values underlying our Union as well, but it will also have to represent an essential stage in terms of the harmonisation of the laws of our countries, not least in judicial matters. However, we must make haste and decide before the end of 2003 to avoid the elections getting in the way of the process and the Constitution being adopted slap-bang in the middle of the electoral campaign. Without the Constitution, without new institutions, it will be difficult to achieve the enlargement which we all, like President Prodi, see as irreversible. Moreover, I welcome the fact that the Laeken conclusions reserve a chapter for relations with Russia, a country which deserves increasing attention from the Union. At Laeken, Europe, at last, spoke out authoritatively on major issues such as combating terrorism, and the decision to adopt what has been dubbed the first ‘Marshall Plan’ for Palestine is confirmation of Europe’s intention not just to wipe out terrorism through military force – as is right and proper – but also to resolve the issues by political means. The Italian proposal on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis has moved on from declarations of principle to the practical planning stage. Moreover, we feel that the decision to establish joint control of external borders is extremely positive. Of course, there is still a great deal left to do. Not all the issues were resolved at Laeken: I refer to the sites of the agencies, which should be decided on the basis of the specific suitability of the applicant cities and not allocated on the basis of incomprehensible vetoes. However, it is our duty to be optimistic: the fate of Europe depends not least on our will, on the will of the European Parliament and the national parliaments which represent the people of the Union."@en1

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