Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-02-Speech-2-043"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Spanish presidency2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.2.2-043"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Jens-Peter Bonde2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; JuniBevægelsen (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Presidents (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to thank the Spanish Presidency for its undertaking to open Council meetings up to the public during the first and last readings. That is at least a start. We are now overtaking North Korea, which is the only country in the world that prefers to legislate behind closed doors. We are still a long way, however, from the transparency that characterises our national parliaments when they legislate. All other countries in the world still wish to be more open than ourselves. Allow me also to thank the Spanish foreign minister, Mr Piqué, for the commitment he gave at the Conference of Presidents to let us have all the documents from the Council’s working parties. If that pledge is fulfilled, Spain will be able to go down in history as the presidency which opened up the EU in earnest. That would be splendid for the country which, together with France and Germany, has traditionally combated openness. In Seville, however, France and Luxembourg blocked a more extensive opening-up of Council meetings. The Spanish proposal would have opened up all locations at which a certain number of stars on a document indicates that the codecision procedure is being followed. Mr Chirac said ‘no’, together with Mr Jean—Claude Juncker. I should like to call upon our fellow MEPs from France and Luxembourg to give their ministers a lesson in openness and parliamentary democracy. A comment, now, on the famous telephone conversation between Mr Prodi and Mr Aznar. Would you propose a treaty amendment entitling all prime ministers to telephone the President of the Commission on a Sunday in order to have a proposal deferred and inconvenient officials dismissed on the Monday?"@en1

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