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"en.20021218.3.3-034"2
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"Madam President, I wish to welcome the European Council’s decision to organise the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference with 25 or even 27 Member States. This is a positive response to a legitimate demand of the new members, our equal partners, but it is also the clear sign that it is our common responsibility to make a success of the Convention, so that the enlarged Europe can be more democratic and easier to govern. We need results which are in line with our ambitions.
I shall tackle two specific points. First of all, I am pleased to have heard the Danish Prime Minister defend the formula of qualified majority and codecision for Community legislation, and I hope that it is all our legislation that he has in mind.
My second point relates to the conditions governing the entry into force of the future European Constitution. The Constitution must be able to come into force on the basis of a strengthened double majority of the Member States and the people and, on this point, despite the fact that he is not here at this precise moment, I would like to congratulate Mr Prodi on having been directly responsible for conducting an investigation into a summary document. This will be a major contribution to the Convention’s work, as he includes, in particular, the idea of the constitution entering into force under a double majority."@en1
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