Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-01-11-Speech-2-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-01-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Constitution for Europe2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050111.5.2-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-01-11-Speech-2-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:José Javier Pomés Ruiz2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-28--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Unión del Pueblo Navarro (2004-09-16--2009-01-20)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2007-02-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, for those of us who work to ensure that the Union’s economic resources are well spent, this is a good day: all spending is going to be subject to greater democratic control by Parliament and the Council, and efficiency in spending is going to increase, because governability is being increased: we are replacing vetoes with democracy. That means we are going to be able to spend better; and if the resources the citizens contribute are better spent, we will have more authority to ask for more resources in order to implement the policies the citizens are demanding of the European Union. It is, therefore, a great day, a day for being happy to say ‘yes’, at a time when, through this Constitution, we are bringing the European project to fruition after fifty years. This Constitution brings much progress with it; nevertheless, as our Group President, Mr Poettering, quite rightly said, it is lacking certain things. We have been timid in terms of acknowledging our Christian roots, we have been timid in recognising the obvious. We have just celebrated Christmas; this Parliament will stop at Easter; here in Strasbourg the most important building is not a building like this one, but a medieval building, a cathedral. Perhaps we have been victim to a degree of intolerant secularism, but Christmas, Easter and the Strasbourg Cathedral will still be there and there are many aspects we have been able to improve. We must, therefore, say ‘yes’, because we believe in Europe and we are aware that this European project is going to resolve the daily problems of the citizens. We are going to do so in the best way: by spending better, controlling our spending better and having more democratic and effective policies. Our group and I personally say yes to the Constitution."@en1

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