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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual political strategy of the Commission for 20032
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020320.6.3-072"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-20-Speech-3-0732
lpv:speaker	lp:Diana Wallis2
lpv:spoken text	"Two years ago I spoke in the debate on the annual legislative programme on behalf of the Liberal Group, and I was very critical of the old process which I described as the swapping of shopping lists between Parliament and Commission. Now we have a proper process, a proper interinstitutional dialogue. We have in front of us now a broad strategy tailored to the overriding political goal of enlargement and few of us would disagree with the broad picture and, indeed, the early attempt to attach budgetary implications. Now the real process will start with detailed consideration in Parliament's committees and this is what is paramount. At last there is meaningful involvement of Parliament and I have no doubt the committees will start to flesh out a final legislative programme. This is a welcome change in our working methods and should allow us to plan and prepare our legislative work much better. Added to these developments, the Legal Affairs Committee had an historic joint meeting with national parliamentarians, this morning, to discuss the EU legislative process and how Community law is implemented. There can be no doubt that colleagues in national parliaments need fair warning of what we will be dealing with and when. This will allow them to input to us or to hold their ministers in the Council to account in a meaningful way. It was clear from our discussion that those Member States who allow their national parliamentarians early involvement in the process have far less difficulty implementing Community legislation. Their citizens are more comfortable with the process and the final result has increased legitimacy. That is the real connection we are all striving to obtain with our citizens so there are thankfully new winds blowing through our legislative process. The convention may unleash a few more but I am glad to see that those wretched shopping lists have gone at the first blast."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2003-03-05)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Wallis (ELDR )."1

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