Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-30-Speech-3-192"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Approval of the Commission2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051130.17.3-192"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-30-Speech-3-1932
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria da Assunção Esteves2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2005-10-24--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, the Duff report is the starting point for Parliament’s ritual for approving the Commission, on account of the fact that the Rules of Procedure say almost nothing on the matter. The ritual is commensurate with the importance of the political act of approving the Commission, firstly, because its legitimacy is enhanced by more stringent guidelines; secondly because Parliament is increasingly involved in the process of forming the Commission, and accordingly plays a role that is far from being merely symbolic; and thirdly because it strikes a fresh balance between Europe’s political institutions, which incorporates the mechanisms of monitoring and responsibility inherent in a constitutional relationship. Parliament’s procedure for approving the Commission now has a framework of standards establishing greater fairness in the Commissioner-designate hearings in the parliamentary committees and greater consistency in the final assessment, which is currently overseen jointly by the Conference of Presidents and the Conference of Committee Chairs. We need to ensure that democratic procedures do not have a merely formal or symbolic meaning. Rather, they are responsible for bringing the public’s values and wishes to the mechanics of the institutions, so that the Community can make an informed decision. The more ambitious the European political process has become, the tighter it has also become. It therefore needs to be subject to intense scrutiny; it must lead to strong institutions and to leadership capable of taking a lead in pointing the way to the future. Europe no longer recognises itself without the increased transparency and legitimacy among its institutions, and without the requirements of integrity and responsibility demanded of everyone, but especially of political leaders, given that it is they who are responsible for the world."@en1

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