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"en.20060614.2.3-048"2
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"Ladies and gentlemen, at the start of the Austrian Presidency, Chancellor Schüssel promised movement on the Constitution talks. I therefore expect a clear message from the Council meeting that the text foisted on the citizens is incomprehensible, unfair and, most importantly, dead, and that the time has come to draw up a new document.
Given that Chancellor Schüssel is a politician who stands by his words, he should not accept the manipulative delaying tactics employed by Chancellor Merkel and President Chirac. They want to leave the Constitution to mature ‘naturally’ for one more year, and then to come to a decision on it during the German and French Presidencies.
Austria is, from a historical perspective, in the best position to alter this process. It has already travelled down the path of attempts at European integration. Less than a hundred years ago, the Austro-Hungarian Empire united 21 European countries. It only lasted for 51 years, however. Why was that? Problems were not addressed and were left to mature ‘naturally’. I feel that extending the period of reflection on the current Constitution shows disdain for the citizens and the campaign to resurrect it is simply throwing their money down the drain."@en1
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