Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-23-Speech-3-030"

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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	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.1.3-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, President of the Commission and Commissioner, the electorate has spoken in France, Germany and latterly also in Ireland. There are still a few countries in which they need to have their voices heard, which will cause the necessary problems, as there are still questions on this score. The politicians, however, must now roll up their sleeves as a matter of urgency, not as carpet dealers, as Mrs Schröder mentioned, but with the necessary vision and courage. I should like to ask a specific question with regard to the information which President Prodi mentioned. In my many dealings with the public, I have noticed that the same questions arise time and again among the people in Flanders and Belgium. I think that they are entitled to an answer. There is the answer about the vision, and you can win people over with this. However, there are other questions that keep being asked in my country. Will horizontal enlargement not obstruct vertical enlargement? In other words, will this enlargement not spell the definitive end of our growth towards a community? Will this be intergovernmentalism's final victory? This question has been raised in Belgium and has, for example, prompted the Socialist Party – which is, after all, the key government partner at present – to question the meaning of this enlargement. I should like to ask a second question which people keep asking me – at least people in our regions. They naturally visit the countries that will be our future partners, and in that sense, Europe is already growing in the hearts and minds of the people, but they notice that those countries are experiencing major problems, abject poverty and problems involving minorities. We are also experiencing a time of economic decline and a time when the spectre of unemployment is once again looming large in the EU countries themselves. Then people want an answer to the question whether we will be able to fight the unemployment that is now threatening us. I am convinced that future enlargement will make this possible. I do believe, however, that we should not merely present people with a vision and good news; we should also produce specific answers to the questions that are being raised on a daily basis, questions concerning the costs and also, of course, questions that I have raised myself and that will need to be resolved in the Convention."@en1

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