Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-037"
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"Mr President-in-Office, among the points on the agenda for the Italian Presidency, this Parliament has naturally paid particular attention to the Intergovernmental Conference, which should approve the Convention’s draft. The Constitution will be an historic development recalling the 1957 Treaty of Rome. Parliament, however, expects a step forward on the majority vote and a common foreign policy, which it believes is the only alternative to American unilateralism and the most worthwhile basis for Euro-Atlantic understanding. I also hope there will be some thought about the fact that human values, which are clearly expressed in the clauses of the Constitution and are there to protect the European citizenry, have Christian roots. Christianity is no restriction to the secularity of politics.
The Italian Presidency has the opportunity to incorporate the trans-European networks – which the Commission’s priority projects have marked out as an objective for strengthening European territorial cohesion – into a broader programme. We must, however, allocate more resources to the research and innovation policy, as you, Mr Berlusconi, have said and Mr Prodi has confirmed, since the competitiveness of the European economy depends especially on this investment.
This Presidency should, finally, put into practice the initiative outlined at Thessaloniki for an immigration policy that finds a steady balance between legality and reception; that is, one that upholds the values we read of in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Lastly, to reinvigorate Europe’s Mediterranean policy, we must be aware that no initiative involving the southern Mediterranean countries can be successful unless it is based on a strong peace policy that guarantees the security of Israel but also a homeland for the Palestinians. I wish you success in your work!"@en1
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