Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-22-Speech-2-218"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Prime Minister of Italy, Member of the European Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070522.23.2-218"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-22-Speech-2-2192
lpv:speaker	lp:Irena Belohorská2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (2007-01-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DEVE (2007-01-31--2007-10-23)3 member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Prime Minister Prodi, allow me to welcome you here. You are a politician with a wealth of experience when it comes to both running a country and running the European Commission, where you served as president. I would like to emphasise that for the European Union to succeed in the future, it is essential to adopt a Constitutional Treaty. Recently, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome. This anniversary reminds us that much has changed in the intervening years and that there are treaties still in force that need to be amended. The European Community at that time consisted of six countries, and it was primarily an economic grouping. Today, the European Union is made up of 27 Member States, of which 12 are post-communist countries. The shape of the present-day European Union is substantially different from the one it had in 1957. The Treaties, dating back 50 years, are non-transparent, written in complicated language and could even be described as obsolete. It appears essential to adopt a new Constitutional Treaty and new clear rules of the game. It is necessary to realise that the reforms proposed in the Constitutional Treaty, such as legal personality, fundamental human rights embodied in binding provisions, the office of General Prosecutor, reforms of institutions and the legislative process represent changes which can move the European Union forward. It is high time to end the reflection period and inaugurate a period of action. Prime Minister Prodi, I would like to thank you for the trust you placed in Slovakia at a time when she was embarking on what you described as a long journey. Slovakia is a young new Member State of the European Union, and she trusts you in the same manner as she trusts Italy and the EU to amend the rules of game."@en1

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