Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-16-Speech-4-098"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020516.4.4-098"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-16-Speech-4-0992
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2002-03-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". The resolution adopted today in the European Parliament follows the federalist line, an example of which is the attempt to make the operation of the Council, in its legislative capacity, more like that of a parliament, bringing it closer to being a second parliamentary chamber at European Union level. Basically, however, the important thing to stress is that it bypasses the central issues that the Council is debating today, particularly the model for rotating the presidency or the working languages, amongst other matters. Indeed, in the speech he gave at yesterday’s sitting, Javier Solana again stated that it is not possible to keep the current system of rotating the Council presidency every six months, based on the false argument of the enlargement of the EU. This raises the possibility that other models may be introduced, particularly an election model, which would strengthen the influence and power of the large countries to the detriment of full and effective equality of rights among the Member States, a situation we firmly reject. The same can be said of the working languages, an area in which the principle of equality among the Member States is at risk, which is a situation we also reject. On the other hand, it is significant that the proposal presented at the Barcelona Council by Javier Solana on Council reform has not been publicised (and we may wonder why this is so). This is an item on the agenda for the Seville Summit to be held in June."@en1

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