Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-335"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20030924.2.3-335"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"I support the draft European Constitution because, for all its faults, it is a useful instrument for enhancing effectiveness and democracy in the EU. Absent from the text, however, are certain measures which are fundamental to unifying the peoples of Europe. Those peoples are the foundations of the Community edifice. Amongst other things, this text does not recognise the specific needs of regions with legislative competence, or the right of those regions to participate in the decision-making process on issues which concern them. Neither does it allow them to bring proceedings before the Court of Justice, nor does it lay down a language system which includes all the official languages of each Member State.
The Gil-Robles–Tsatsos report, however, makes no mention of any of the above questions. In doing so, it not only fails to send a message to the Intergovernmental Conference, but also demonstrates a complete lack of awareness of the aspirations of peoples such as the Catalans, who feel like part of Europe, who are Europe, and who demand the right to participate legitimately and democratically in the process of European integration. Although I would have preferred to vote against, therefore, I abstained from the vote, so that no one would think I opposed the draft Constitution."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples