Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-22-Speech-3-075"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-06-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/Luxembourg Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"sl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050622.13.3-075"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-22-Speech-3-0762
lpv:speaker	lp:Borut Pahor2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Socialni demokrati (2005-05-03--2008-10-14)3 member; CONT (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-10-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-20--2008-10-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"The ease with which Europe stumbled into crisis sends a very disturbing message, namely that peace and progress in Europe are regarded by people and their political leaders as something self-evident, but they are not. If it is true that they depend on an increasing cohesion of European nations, of their mutuality and solidarity, then all of us who believe in the European idea must, at this very time of crisis, place in much sharper focus the dilemma we now face. Will we be capable of giving the idea of political union some new impetus, some new inspiration, and can we move ahead, or will we be content merely with a common market, and in this sense take a step backwards? Almost twenty years ago now, it was determined correctly that a common market alone could not provide an adequate response to the challenging issues facing Europe. And twenty years later this idea can respond to these needs so much less. If we have therefore found ourselves in a crisis, then I propose that we do not resolve it with some minor corrections, but rather that we focus back on the fundamental issues. This includes – and I do not advocate the approach of Prime Minister Blair, although I would like to draw attention to a certain position of his which seems to me relevant to our deliberation over this future – whether from the aspect of the Lisbon objectives it is right for us to allocate almost half of the Union’s entire budget to agriculture, while we are so effortlessly willing to cut financing for the fundamental measures and instruments of the Lisbon strategy: science, education and technology. I believe that these are the relevant, fundamental issues that we should now be addressing. And the more courageously we respond to these issues, the greater our chances will be of finding a good solution to the bind in which we find ourselves."@en1

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