Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-15-Speech-3-169"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-09-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040915.7.3-169"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-09-15-Speech-3-1702
lpv:speaker	lp:Thierry Cornillet2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (2004-07-20--2008-03-27)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, given that a ‘no’ vote in one country can cause the process of adopting the Constitutional Treaty to fail for the whole of the EU, we can no longer deem the ratification processes to be national. We are well aware, for that matter, that ratifying the Treaties, and in particular by means of referendums, is contaminated by internal political issues. France recently gave us a lamentable example of this. We must, as far as possible, denationalise the debate and encourage Heads of State or Government to coordinate their actions towards successive ratifications. In order to create a positive spiral of adoption, it would be worthwhile preventing the most reluctant countries from holding their vote first. Accordingly, the proposal to hold the vote in all EU countries during the same period, namely 5 to 8 May 2005, should enable us to employ certain symbols in the cause of adoption: the symbol of unity of place – an entire European Union expressing its opinion at the same time, as opposed to 25 countries voting one after another; the symbol of the unity of one text – one joint answer to one joint question; the symbol of the unity of time – the whole Union voting at the same time, from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8, whilst complying with national traditions of polls held either during the week or on a Sunday; and lastly, the symbol of 8 May 2005, the 60th anniversary of the last conflict that set us against one another. It is therefore on the platform of these sixty years of peace, thanks to the European Union, that we could build the Europe of tomorrow. This is the thrust of this proposal."@en1

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