Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-14-Speech-3-035"
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"Mr President, the European Council must end the confusion about the status of the European Constitution once and for all. While one Member State declares the document dead, another Member State ratifies the Constitution as if nothing was wrong. I appeal to the Heads of State or Government to put an end to this confusion; if not, public confidence in the Union will wane even further. I support extending the period of reflection by one year, on the condition that we go back to the drawing board for a completely new treaty document. I would prefer a treaty document to a constitution, a manageable document that combines the previous treaties, a treaty in which the Union, within a defined space, demonstrates its added value in the area of cross-border policy challenges.
I would particularly call on the Austrian Presidency to show leadership by finally removing the confusion that has come about and to give the emergence of a new treaty framework a shot in the arm. Austria is finally leaving its mark on this programme, something which I have waited for for six months."@en1
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