Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-056"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Constitution and IGC2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030924.1.3-056"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-24-Speech-3-0572
lpv:speaker	lp:William Abitbol2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; AFCO (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Rassemblement pour la France (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (2001-03-15--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I believe we are experiencing a real crisis of confidence at the European level. We need look no further than the overwhelming vote against the euro in Sweden and the stinging defeat suffered by Commissioner Lamy at Cancún. There is also the faintly ridiculous arm-wrestling between the Commission and France over both the Stability Pact and the Alstom affair. To cap it all, this draft Constitution is now to be submitted to the Member States. For my part, I would not lose sleep over whether to align myself with Parliament, the Commission or the Member States. It seems to me that the problem does not concern relationships between the European institutions. Rather, it concerns the relationship between the European institutions and the people of Europe. I therefore think it is essential for a referendum on this draft Constitution to be held in all Member States at the same time as the European elections. I regret that the Tsatsos report does not make a clearer reference to this. I urge you to give careful consideration to the options before us. If this is a constitution, a referendum is needed. If there is no referendum, it cannot be a constitution."@en1

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