Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-17-Speech-3-043"
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"Mr President, although I think the German Presidency is right to give priority to the Union’s future on the basis of the Treaty, I am disappointed about the way it has gone about it. It is, I think, a fundamental mistake to stick with the rejected constitution rather than start fresh negotiations. Much precious time is being wasted by doing this.
I also regret the informal consultation to which only those countries that have already ratified the constitution are welcome. I can assure you that this counterproductive attitude will do nothing to make the Dutch or French public any more enthusiastic about Europe. I hope you will agree with me that the last thing public opinion in those two countries needs is an extra helping of euro-scepticism.
I should like to ask you, Madam President of the Council, whether consultation of this kind forms part of your strategy for the presidency. How can you be a good President of the entire Council if you simultaneously take part in closed consultation that excludes certain Member States? Is not now the time to consult France, the Netherlands and the countries that have not yet ratified collectively, that is to say within the regular Council context? Madam President of the Council
I wish you God’s strength and God’s blessing for the work ahead."@en1
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"Ich wünsche Ihnen Gottes Kraft und Gottes Segen für Ihre Arbeit"1
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