Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060516.4.2-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-16-Speech-2-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Jens-Peter Bonde2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2004-07-20--2006-12-12)3 chair; IND/DEM (2004-12-06--2008-05-08)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen - Mod Unionen (2004-07-20--2008-05-08)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2008-05-08)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, put the Constitution to one side and start afresh. Let us elect, by direct means, a convention to be given the task of producing a democratic constitution and a cooperation agreement between democracies. Let the voters then choose between them in a referendum in every country on the same day. In this way we can attain the ground rules that our people want. Until then we should introduce practical reforms characterised by openness, democracy and proximity to the people. Create new rules of procedure in the Council and the Commission so that, from now on, all meetings are open and all documents public unless there are good arguments for sitting behind closed doors or otherwise dealing with a matter in secret. Let the national parliaments question their Commissioner each Friday, and why not let the voters choose their own Commissioner directly next time around. Resolve that we will never vote in favour of an EU law that has not obtained a majority in either the national parliament or the European Parliament. Last year, the EU adopted 3 124 regulations. The European Parliament was involved in just 57 of them. Put an end to this democratic deficit now, and also listen to those who voted ‘no’. Mr Barroso and Mrs Wallström will be visiting Copenhagen on Friday. The official programme provides for not a single speaker representing the French and Dutch ‘no’ votes. You listen largely to yourselves, while the Commission pays for events, think-tanks and movements in favour of the failed Constitution. Close the purse strings to propaganda, or give funding only to events that are pluralist."@en1

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