Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-22-Speech-3-079"

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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	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050622.13.3-079"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-22-Speech-3-0802
lpv:speaker	lp:Panagiotis Beglitis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-22--2007-09-25)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it has been said that the small countries are organising and setting their seal on the big presidencies of the European Union with their work. This was confirmed in the most decisive manner by the Luxembourg Presidency, by Mr Juncker personally and by the foreign ministers, Mr Asselborn and Mr Schmit. The European cycle gave the Presidency to Luxembourg at a particularly critical turn on the path towards European unification. Following the negative referenda in France and the Netherlands, the European Union is now in a state of institutional, political and strategic crisis. This crisis was confirmed and reinforced by the breakdown of the European Council, despite the brave and honourable efforts made by the Luxembourg Presidency to broker a reasonable compromise on the subject of the new financial perspectives. At this European Council, it was not only political will that was lacking. Unfortunately, there was a serious lack of political leadership and management of European developments. It is a European Council of political confusion and political cowardice, as the conclusions record. It is a European Council of the deconstruction and deregulation of the objective of deepening European integration. It is a European Council of the deconstruction of political union and social cohesion. It is a European Council typified by the fear of the leaders in the face of the fear of the citizens. A typical example is the reference to the enlargement procedure. As the fabricated fear of enlargement affected the ratifying process in France and the Netherlands, it was judged expedient to dedicate literally two lines, almost hidden away in the conclusions, to a strategic plan to foster peace, security, stability, development and, more importantly, the political and social democratisation of the candidate countries. A strategic plan which gave people hope of breaking out of the vicious circle of underdevelopment and autocracy and putting European principles and values into practice. This strategic plan, which made the European Union a strong, international factor, is not defended by anyone today in the face of the fear cultivated by the more conservative and xenophobic political forces in Europe. The Luxembourg Presidency was lucky to have institutional backing for its difficult task from the European Parliament. At the same time, however, it was unlucky to have next to it a cowardly and weak President of the European Commission with no political vision. To close, I must say that, above all, the Luxembourg Presidency had the courage to go ahead with the referenda in these difficult times."@en1

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