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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	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011217.3.1-082"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-17-Speech-1-0832
lpv:speaker	lp:Hanja Maij-weggen2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2003-09-30)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, to the outside world, particularly the Netherlands, the Laeken Summit was a meeting of Heads of Government characterised by internal strife. Strife about who would become the president of the Convention and strife about which country would house which European agency. These two points completely dominated the Dutch media. Fortunately, however, something good came out of it as well. The European Summit has decided on the Convention and not only on the President and two Vice-Presidents, which I am happy about, but also about the tasks given to the Convention. Luckily, these are very broadly based. The Convention will need to better distribute and define the Union’s powers and will need to check how the system of treaties and Union legislation can be simplified and in which ways more democracy and transparency can be created in the Union. And concerning this transparency, I can already say that I, for one, opt for the European Council of Ministers’ having the role of a senate, based on the model of the German Federal Council – a ministerial council which, by law, meets in public. The European Summit has also asked the Convention to develop an idea of a constitution for the Union and to incorporate the Charter of Fundamental Rights into it. This is a very fine initial package. However, I would say at the same time that, in our view, more is needed. The Convention will also need to examine how the Second and Third Pillars can be accommodated within Community policy. Migration policy has already more or less been accommodated in this way, and policy on internal security is now the sector which is experiencing rapid growth at Community level since the dramatic events of 11 September. However, foreign and security policy is still intergovernmental, and Mr Solana’s role is made almost impossible, given the way the European Union is structured. We would also like to embed this policy, and it would be better if Mr Solana became Vice-President of the European Commission. Finally, this time round, the Summit has chosen a president and two vice-presidents for the Convention. The role could have been even more solid if the Convention itself had been able to choose its president on the recommendation of the Summit. There might then perhaps even have been a woman amongst them. As far as we are concerned, the Convention might also come up with the idea of choosing the President of the European Commission in future. This could be done by the European Parliament. The Belgian Presidency has faced a large number of problems, but the fact that it has brought the Convention to a conclusion ultimately makes me think positively about a Presidency that has been dogged by many problems."@en1

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