Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-31-Speech-3-066"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060531.9.3-066"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-31-Speech-3-0672
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogdan Klich2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2005-12-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-22--2007-03-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-09-08--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-11-15)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I greatly welcome the debate we are holding today, because we must be clear that over the past year we in Parliament have squandered the period of reflection that was originally announced. I also get the impression that Parliament has become entrenched in its previous positions, with supporters remaining supporters, and opponents remaining opponents. We have not sought any real ways out of the constitutional crisis facing Europe. In the meantime, expert bodies have put forward at least a dozen different solutions to the constitutional crisis. I would like to mention one of them in detail, because I would like all Members present to take note of it. It is the variant of the ‘small constitution’, or in other words the implementation of those provisions of the present document that are most constitutional in character, by which I mean the provisions of Sections One and Two, in a constitution. Those provisions that are more executive in nature would then be implemented by way of reforms of primary legislation and through the use of secondary legislative instruments. Given the fiasco of the referenda in France and the Netherlands, it appears that we should do all we can to defend the Constitutional Treaty. This is justified by the answers to the following three questions. Firstly, do we really want a more far-reaching European Union, or in other words do we want more Europe? The answer to this question, at least in my political circles, is yes, we do want more Europe, because only deeper integration makes a stronger, more effective and more democratic EU possible. The second question is whether we want a constitution. Yes, we do want a constitution, because the constitution provides us with the chance of a stronger, more effective and more democratic EU. Finally, the third question is whether we want this particular Constitutional Treaty. Yes we do, but not at all costs. We have to accept political reality and be as flexible as possible and only put in place solutions that are attainable in the given situation."@en1

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