Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-04-27-Speech-3-153"
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"Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking Mr Lax for his work, which has made it possible for us to discuss the reciprocity mechanism and to take decisions on the matter. I should merely like to draw the House’s attention to an issue addressed by Mrs Kudrycka, and which Mr Lax in fact also mentioned a short while ago. There is a risk that the various Member States and their citizens will not be treated equally, particularly with regard to the granting of visas to enter the United States.
In principle, proposals to award the Commission and the Council powers in this field are an eminently good idea. At the same time, however, the Member States’ competences should also be extended somewhat, as otherwise they are likely to feel hard done by. I should like to reiterate a point made by a number of other speakers, namely that this is one of the many instances, and indeed perhaps the most important, where we should invoke a founding principle of the European Union. I refer to the principle of solidarity and equal treatment for all Member States and their citizens. After all, the latter are all citizens of the European Union, and as such on an equal footing with each other."@en1
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