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The various motions for resolutions concerning the situation in Iraq have been rejected one after the other by the Members of the European Parliament, who have been unable to agree on a single clear position with regard to this issue, even though it is essential to all our citizens.
Like the other European institutions, the European Parliament therefore appears to be a prime example of contradiction and impotence. That should give cause for thought to those in the Convention who would like to increase Parliament’s power. Mr Simitis said to us yesterday that the Brussels European Council had carefully avoided getting to the crux of the matter. The distribution of votes in Parliament today not only invalidates the vote distribution for the last resolution, but also highlights the scale and extreme nature of the differences of opinion that separate the various peoples of Europe with regard to the international situation. We are far from the desired goal of a European people, or a so-called European public opinion, which the European Parliament is supposed to reflect. The inability to establish a position on Iraq clearly shows that, although the European Parliament can act as a useful forum for discussion and debate, it cannot become a relevant setting for policy-making. Foreign policy clearly remains the privilege of the people and the national States that represent their will."@en1
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