Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-14-Speech-2-115"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20030114.3.2-115"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"Mr President, like other speakers, I am glad that in relation to the Napolitano report we have moved forward on some important points. It is recognised that, in appropriate constitutional circumstances, regions will have access to the Court of Justice. It is recognised rather clearly and in good terms that the principle of subsidiarity is iterative and applies down the line, not just between the Union of the Member States, but to the regions and local authorities as well.
There are some points I regret. I particularly regret that the opportunity was not taken to comment about the odd composition of the Committee of the Regions. In future, for example, it seems probable that there will be five Members from Malta in the Committee of the Regions, as against 21 from Spain and 24 from the United Kingdom. That means that there will likely be five times as many Maltese as Galicians in the Committee of the Regions, if any Galicians get there at all – or Catalans or Scots. This is not a satisfactory situation. The Committee of the Regions is supposed to counterbalance the Parliament. The balance of populations and regions on the Committee of the Regions is not at all a reasonable one.
This report will not convince those in my party at home who think that being an independent Member State would be better than being a constitutional region, as things stand."@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples