Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-26-Speech-2-070"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041026.5.2-070"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-10-26-Speech-2-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Antonio Tajani2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2005-09-25)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Forza Italia (2004-07-20--2008-05-08)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2008-05-08)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Mr President-designate, this debate is taking place on the eve of the signing of the first European Constitution, on the eve of a historic event for our Union of 500 million people. Tomorrow’s Europe must take a leading role in international politics, in a fair, mutually supportive and balanced relationship with the United States, as you said yourself in your speech. That, Mr Barroso, is why we ask you to commit yourself to obtaining a seat for the European Union on the UN Security Council. We ask you to continue to make the Union play its part for peace in the Mediterranean, its face turned towards the south, towards the African continent. That is where future emergencies will lie; that is where we must seek solutions to problems; that is where we must act to address the urgent immigration question. The Europe that we need to develop within a framework of a balance of powers – between Council, Commission and Parliament – must also, however, be the homeland of rights, respect for people’s individuality, non-discrimination, subsidiarity, transparency and equal opportunities – in short, the homeland of freedom. The Barroso Commission is perfectly capable of steering Europe towards these goals and of protecting the interests, rights and freedoms of the people. I agree with your choices, Mr Barroso, just as I also agree with the Italian Government’s choice in appointing Mr Buttiglione as a member of this Commission. He is a European politician who is pro-Europe and who, as the Italian Minister for Community Policies, has demonstrated that he upholds the interests of the Union. I must remind this Chamber that the majority of the Members who listened to Mr Buttiglione in committee came out in favour of him as a candidate Commissioner – a Commissioner who must now and in the future be judged by what he does and not by his religious beliefs. Judging him and the entire Commission on the basis of this one factor would be an anti-European decision, and doing so on the eve of the signing of the Constitution would be not only a grave political mistake but also a serious blow to the European institutions. Mr President-designate, under my leadership the Italian delegation in the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, places its trust in you and your Commission. We are sure that it will be a factor for change in the institutional framework. Good luck, Mr Barroso."@en1
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