Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-04-Speech-4-123"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031204.6.4-123"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-04-Speech-4-1242
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". I have voted against, because the compromise resolution demonstrates a serious lack of balance. The European Parliament should now adopt an objective, realistic and unbiased position, instead of insisting on an uncompromising stance and on false ‘negotiating positions’ – Parliament is not involved in any negotiation. We would need to contribute responsibly to a visible consensus, instead of insisting stubbornly on a supposed ‘Convention consensus’, that everyone has realised does not exist. I was particularly irked by the fact that Amendments Nos 8 and 9, which I tabled on behalf of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group, were not adopted. Rejecting the move made by the Naples Conclave towards the solution of one Commissioner per Member State, on an equal footing and with full status, makes a poor contribution to the success of the IGC and reveals an unexpectedly reactionary mindset on the part of the parliamentary majority – especially when, unfortunately, veritable nonsense is being spouted in its place, such as the idea that ‘appointing one Commissioner per Member State would impart an intergovernmental character to it’ (!?). As to the Italian presidency’s lack of support for balance, given its proposal to overcome differences concerning the Preamble by making an explicit reference to Europe’s Christian or Judaeo-Christian heritage, whilst at the same time confirming the secular nature of the European institutions, this simply demonstrates the intolerance and prejudice underpinning the political resistance to the growing call being made by millions of European citizens for social change."@en1

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