Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-01-Speech-2-033"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Greek Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030701.1.2-033"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-01-Speech-2-0342
lpv:speaker	lp:Mihail Papayannakis2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President-in-Office, in Thessaloniki you made progress on the issue of the Western Balkans and their prospects of acceding to the European Union. That is very good. However, you did not succeed in laying down a timetable. I greatly fear that we shall not anticipate the new conflicts on their way. Secondly: the invasion of Iraq has been followed by military occupation, with the logic behind a military occupation, men in balaclavas, police spies and so on. The occupying forces are, as we learned yesterday, building a new Guantanamo. Politically, what do we say to these gentlemen, whom we sometimes call allies and certain of whom are also members of the European Union? I do not understand. I do not think that we resolve any problems by politically appeasing allies. Thirdly: you have signed an agreement with the USA. The European Parliament accused you on the grounds that this was democratic infringement. The article which you chose excludes the parliaments; however, it says that the Member States can express objections if their internal order so requires. Will Greece do so? Fourthly and lastly, the matter of the Constitutional Treaty really did progress, but with opaque and, in my opinion, very dangerous procedures, which may even change the essence of everything the Convention has done. Question: how will we safeguard the politicisation of the unification of Europe and the limited cooperation which can give impetus to those who really want to do something different against American efforts to reduce everything to the lowest common denominator? Will Greece hold a referendum as part of this effort at politicisation? I do not say this to detract from all the positive things said, but to remind you that politics go on and that there are very serious issues outstanding, including for the continuation of political life in Europe."@en1

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