Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-13-Speech-1-066"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Regional and local authorities in European integration2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030113.5.1-066"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-13-Speech-1-0672
lpv:speaker	lp:Georges Berthu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-01-31--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Mouvement pour la France (2000-11-23--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Napolitano report on the role of regional and local authorities in European integration has a number of good points – and one major fault: it should not exist. According to the principle stated in the report itself, which the Community has obeyed since its beginnings, the European institutions are based on a Union of States; they respect the internal structure of the States; their only interlocutors are the States and, where regions are involved in certain European policies, it is because the States, and behind them their national democracy, wanted this and because they are in charge, and must remain in charge, of the process. In any case, it is not the place of the Community to decide – or even suggest – that regional and local authorities should play a greater part or participate otherwise in a given European decision-making process, as indicated in the Napolitano report. Quite the opposite. As I explained in a minority opinion annexed to the report, the increased number of Member States following enlargement makes the role played by the Member States as coordinators and intermediaries more crucial than ever. It is difficult to imagine the European Union maintaining direct relations with 250 regions or more, or listening to all their opinions. That would be impossible to manage. In any case, national identity and the peoples’ right to organise themselves as they see fit must be respected completely. The European Union has no supreme power to intervene in these matters. If, however, it did manage to worm its way in, it would open up a Pandora’s box which would eventually lead to dislocated nations and a Europe that would be impossible to govern."@en1

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