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In its resolution on the Irish presidency’s programme, Parliament is attempting to rush the IGC’s negotiations by demanding that it finalise a text for the Constitution before 1 May 2004, which is the date of enlargement. I did not vote in favour of this demand, as the Member States must be allowed time to see precisely where this bad document would take them.
The Council’s statements, however, have shown us that it has had a sudden attack of the scruples over the plan for a single statute for MEPs. I can do no other than take satisfaction in this, having for years been a constant opponent of this plan for reasons that can all be found in my previous interventions, notably those on 17 December of last year.
The Council, which had for years turned a deaf ear to these arguments, has suddenly started to listen to them as the elections draw near. Whereas, until now, it appeared to entertain the idea of making MEPs financially independent of their countries, the prospect of the voters’ dissatisfaction with this improper inducement has brought it to its senses.
I conclude that this is much the same thing as is happening with the draft European Constitution. Elections are the beginning of wisdom."@en1
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