Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-04-Speech-1-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Announcement by the President2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020204.3.1-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-04-Speech-1-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Ana Palacio Vallelersundi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2002-02-24)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2002-07-09)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 chair; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-21--2002-07-09)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as former Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, and as it was under my chairmanship that this very issue was debated, I asked if I could be the last to speak on this subject. I would like to make it quite clear that, from the very outset, the Committee on Legal Affairs considered this matter to be a legal issue of enormous political significance, since it dealt with Parliament’s prerogatives and the inter-institutional balance. Having said this, from the very beginning, the Committee on Legal Affairs was extremely aware that the priority in this case was not to hinder the entry into force of this directive, which had been under discussion for thirty years and, in fact, the decision made by this Committee specifically requests that, in the event of a decision being taken to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice, the outcome of this would be upheld, even if our decision were overruled. In saying this, Mr President, I am expressing my respect and understanding for the fact that the decision that has been taken at this time – which appears to reflect the majority opinion in this House – responds to the concerns of the Committee on Legal Affairs. I would even go further than the comments made by some of my fellow Members. In this case, if the European Parliament does not refer the matter to the European Court of Justice, it will be showing a greater degree of political responsibility. Because although it is not giving up the defence of its prerogatives, it understands that there is an immediate greater value in postponing the referral of this matter to the Court. I believe that the European Council declarations will strengthen our position, and not only the Barcelona Council but also the Intergovernmental Conference, and it is to be hoped that we can put an end to the imbalance in legal bases which has arisen as a result of this situation."@en1

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