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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparatory work for the European Council in Brussels on 24-25 October2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.1.3-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Torben Lund2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there is good reason to rejoice that Ireland has now accepted the Treaty of Nice, with its specific declarations on Irish neutrality. This removed a serious obstacle to enlargement. Enlargement is a historic occurrence for which, in my opinion, both the Commission and the Danish Presidency have prepared the ground most competently. The applicant countries have made a tremendous effort to prepare themselves for accession to the EU. I sense that the remaining problems are clear. Now, therefore, it is up to the Heads of Government of the 15 countries to show leadership and responsibility in order that the Presidency can in the coming week obtain the required common mandate to conclude the negotiations with the ten applicant countries on the basis of the Commission’s January proposal. No new conditions for enlargement should be imposed. Agricultural and funding reform should not be tied up directly with enlargement. On the other hand, of course, as we well know, the present and future members of the EU should be able to agree at the Copenhagen Summit in December on at least some of the principles for future agricultural and funding reform, which, as we know, will be necessary from 2006. It is also important that the outcome of negotiations we are aiming at is fair on the applicant countries, and that we bring about a fair competitive situation, possibly with slightly shorter transitional arrangements in the field of agricultural subsidies, so that referendums in the new Member States can obtain a ‘yes’ vote. With regard to the Kaliningrad issue, I also hope that a good enough solution can be found, so that the little enclave does not become a conflict region, but instead a positive player in the Baltic region; a solution which of course fully respects both Lithuania’s sovereignty and its desire to become a member of Schengen. A ‘corridor’ solution, which brings back memories of earlier solutions to similar problems in Europe, must be avoided at all costs. We should be able to solve the transit question in a different way, possibly by means of a special passport system. But I extend my thanks to the Danish Presidency for its competent leadership."@en1

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