Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-17-Speech-3-050"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Programme of the German presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070117.3.3-050"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-17-Speech-3-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:József Szájer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2007-02-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; IMCO (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is a great pleasure for me and a long-awaited moment to be given the floor by you here in the plenary. We MEPs from the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats have great expectations of the German Presidency. Europe today needs new impetus and courage. Madam Chancellor, we look to the German Presidency to move the constitutional process beyond the current crisis. Today there are very real dangers on account of the delay. If by the end of 2008 we will have not closed this matter, and if the unresolved question of the Constitution becomes the main topic of the 2009 elections to the European Parliament, then we simply add fuel to the fire of marginal political forces. There is a danger that these forces, with their shrill and destructive campaigns, may get elected to the next European Parliament in much greater numbers than before, and the current crisis may be accompanied by a serious institutional crisis. Parliament’s decision-making process could grind to a halt. We do not wish to see this happen, and therefore we must take urgent action. The new Member States on the eastern borders of the newly reunified Europe are much more dependent upon external suppliers of energy. This is not merely an economic dependence, but there is today a real danger that former political influence will be rebuilt by means of economic tools. This matter is of concern not only to the new Member States, but to all of Europe. A common European approach to energy policy is more important today than ever. The advantages of cooperation in this regard are clearer than day. If we work together, we are strong, but if we opt for separate deals on energy policy, others will get the better of us. The new Member States are counting on solidarity to help reduce their dependence, not only in their own interests but for the sake of Europe as a whole."@en1

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