Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-27-Speech-3-043"
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"Madam Chancellor, I too would like to join the ranks of those who have been congratulating you, and who appreciate the agreement you have achieved over the question of Europe’s future.
The Treaty establishing the Constitution may have been signed in Rome with great fanfare by the Heads of State, but the period which came next proved that these Heads of State had simply made a pleasant excursion for the purposes of signing a meaningless piece of paper. Their signatures did not have the backing of a popular vote, as became apparent later in the sorrowful period of ratifications and referenda in various Member States.
This period revealed all of Europe’s common weaknesses. For that reason alone your success in the negotiations and your skills in achieving compromise deserve high regard.
Madam Chancellor, it is for you that the fanfares should be heard today. After the signing, I believe that our efforts as MEPs will be motivated by a vision of cooperation, and not a struggle between the old 15 and the new Member States. I am sure we will succeed in weeding out each and every point of ambiguity in the Treaty. Finally, I would like to wish you a very pleasant holiday – because you certainly deserve it."@en1
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