Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-09-Speech-3-040"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enlargement2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030409.3.3-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-09-Speech-3-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:Demetrio Volcic2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, new cultures will bring added value and more security to the individual States and the European family. This may be the time when the glass is half full, a time of optimism and benefits, but the time will, of course, come when there are difficulties, when the glass is half empty. The European Socialists have consistently and determinedly fought for enlargement. The countries bordering on the Mediterranean, which are the gateway to Central Europe, have played a major role in this process. We make it clear that we want to open our doors to those who wish to become part of our European family, but there is no automatic right to join our club. As the negotiators of the candidate countries know, a lot of hard work is necessary before full membership is granted. I am the rapporteur for Slovenia, the wealthiest of the candidate countries, which also has a European institutional tradition. The main problem during the preparatory phase was speeding up the judicial procedures and resolving the problems left over from the previous regime. Thus, Slovenia’s situation was similar to but less complex than that of some of the other candidate countries. Even when Slovenia joins Europe, everybody will still be responsible for making good the undertakings given. The international organisations’ reports on Slovenia talk about a functioning market economy and observance of the Copenhagen criteria setting the standards to be achieved in the field of fundamental rights. A paragraph was erroneously included in the report relating to combating fraud, corruption and the trafficking of drugs. These are phenomena which continue to be present but to a much lesser degree than in other countries, and it is possible that the reference to them might, therefore, unbalance the text. The best solution would be to delete the paragraph. Another technical point: the term ‘denationalisation’ I used in the original text was translated as ‘privatisation’, which is a different concept. We have now come a long way along the road to the new Europe, and today’s sitting is almost a dress rehearsal for how the House will look one day in the future. Parliament is endorsing the work achieved by the candidate countries, on which the European Council will pass judgment. The Treaty of Nice established the fast track to enlargement and fixed the schedule to be followed. Despite all the difficulties, thus far it has been observed. Just as in previous cases accession to Europe brought economic benefits and strengthened democracy and the institutions, we are confident that that will be the case this time as well."@en1

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