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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020516.4.4-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-16-Speech-4-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Nigel Farage2
lpv:spoken text	". – From the perspective of the UK Independence Party, it is not possible for me to entertain any formalisation of the division of competences between the European Union and Member States. Our view is that there is no room in a stable, prosperous Europe for the type of supranationalism represented by the European Union. We do not agree that, in order to live in harmony, there is any need to vest powers in a central authority which transcends the nation-state – which we regard as the bedrock of democracy. Rather, we are totally in favour of the type of intergovernmentalism represented by the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth, where independent nation-states freely co-operate on issues of common interest. Here, we believe the United Kingdom should be driven by the ethos of being a "good neighbour", respecting the rights and independence of other nation-states and taking a responsible role in the global community. On this basis, therefore, the attempt in this report to circumscribe or better define the competences of the Community – however well motivated – breaches our fundamental view of how nation-states should work together. For this reason, I have voted against this report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EDD (2001-12-11--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; UK Independence Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Farage (EDD ),"1 "in writing"1

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