Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-17-Speech-1-100"

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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.20011217.3.1-100"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-17-Speech-1-1012
lpv:speaker	lp:Renato Brunetta2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a positive acceleration is taking place in European political integration. The process of enlargement is a reality, just as the convening of the Convention is a reality; countless steps forward have been taken in the field of justice, as they have in the field of foreign and defence policy. However, this acceleration in political integration is not being matched by similar acceleration in economic integration, that is, in the creation of the markets on which political integration is based. It is strange, but we are witnessing a veritable inversion of the Community method. Indeed, from coal to steel, to the single currency, it has all been a succession of steps forward towards the building of a common home, starting with the foundations and working our way towards the roof. Now, while we are rushing to build the roof, we are extremely behind in the creation of markets which are crucial for the lives of the Europeans. There have been too many delays, too many failures, too much egotism: from electricity to gas, from telecommunications to Galileo to the Community patent. This lack of synchronisation between the physical dimension of the markets and the metaphysical political dimension could cost the process of European integration the citizens’ support. Indeed, the costs of losing political sovereignty are perceived to be too high and the benefits for businesses and consumers are considered to be too low, too limited. It would be as well, in order to avoid this danger, for European integration to be resumed according to the method of our founding fathers, free from contemptible egotism and without calculated, unnecessary leaps forward."@en1

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