Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-09-Speech-3-130"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030409.4.3-130"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-09-Speech-3-1312
lpv:speaker	lp:Jules Maaten2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"My VVD delegation was and is in favour of the enlargement of the European Union by the addition of the twelve countries with which we are currently negotiating, particularly for historic, economic and politico-strategic reasons (such as, among other things, stability along the eastern border and democracy throughout Europe). We are voting for the accession of Malta, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. The big bang was an unjust procedure that put unnecessary pressure on the internal cohesion of the Union as well as on the objective assessment of the candidate Member States. We must not choose this way again in future, not even with a small bang. Every candidate Member State must be evaluated on its own merits. As soon as Bulgaria and Romania are ready, they must accede without having to wait for the others. As far as we are concerned, therefore, accession before or after 2007 is indeed possible. With regard to the accession of other countries such as Croatia or Turkey, the institutional form of the European Union will first have to be adapted (efficiency, transparency and democratic control) before they can be considered. No promises can therefore be made until the Intergovernmental Conference has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion."@en1

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