Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-22-Speech-3-034"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031022.2.3-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-22-Speech-3-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Josu Ortuondo Larrea2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-10-09--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Nacionalista Vasco (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President—in-Office of the Council, it is said that the Union will be based on principles of modern democracy but, nevertheless, it is the governments of the States – in other words the European Council – who will decide on the content of the Constitutional Treaty. Furthermore, this will be carried out by finding fault with the Convention, which was the nearest thing to a constitutive assembly and which in every way better represented the citizens. According to democratic principles, sovereignty resides with the people and not with executive governments. The antidemocratic nature of this Union does not stop there, however. However much it is proposed to increase the legislative competences of the European Parliament, it will still be the governments of the States in the Councils who will give the go-ahead to European laws and regulations which will then be obligatory for everybody. I would therefore ask that there not be a legislative Council of Ministers but rather a second European territorial Chamber, whose members will be appointed by the parliaments of the States and by legislative constitutional bodies. That would really be a democratic Europe. Furthermore, it seems to me incoherent to propose changing the current reference to peoples in Article 1 of the Treaty for a reference to citizens when the constitutions of the States enshrine their respective peoples and when Articles 5 and 8 call for respect for the identity of the Member States."@en1

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