Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-05-Speech-3-031"

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dcterms:Date	"2006-07-05"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Timothy Kirkhope2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to begin by wishing the Prime Minister well as he embarks on his work. His profile in the this week said that he had built his own house and loves gardening. With someone so practical in his approach to life, I am sure we can also look forward to a very practical Presidency. The new Presidency wants to develop a transparent and effective Union. The issues of transparency and openness are ones the British Conservatives have been championing for many years. The opening of Council meetings, despite the crass attempts by the new British Foreign Secretary to preserve secrecy, is a step in the right direction. We will watch carefully to see that the letter and spirit of openness is upheld in the coming months. I also welcome the Presidency’s wish to scrutinise the effects of legislation and improve its clarity. However, we have long argued for proper assessments of whether some legislation is actually required at all. The initial presumption must always, in my view, be against legislating. Proper impact assessments should also be undertaken before embarking on new laws and I hope the Presidency will make progress on less legislation and less regulation being an essential part of the reform agenda that I would like to see Europe develop. I welcome the support for a collegiate approach to the Presidency. It certainly makes sense for two or three incoming Presidencies to get together to agree priorities and to pursue plans based on a longer-term programme. Six-monthly stop and start policies often do not work when we need long-term planning and reform. I hope the Presidency will work closely with President Barroso on the economic reform agenda. There is no room for complacency. The drive to make Europe more competitive does not begin and end with summit conclusions. The need for reform is as urgent as ever and I hope the Presidency will champion the kind of liberalising and reformist economic agenda that we have long urged. Finally, can we please sort out the vexed question of the seat of this Parliament once and for all?"@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Financial Times"1 "Timothy Kirkhope (PPE-DE ). –"1

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