Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-07-11-Speech-3-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-07-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070711.4.3-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-07-11-Speech-3-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Nigel Farage2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr Sócrates, you are part of this great deception: the attempt to hoodwink the British, the French and the Dutch into accepting a treaty without a referendum. The other day you said that this treaty was less federalist. I ask you: less federalist than what? You really could not make some of this stuff up. Fortunately, there are some voices in the EU who are honest and say that we have the substance of the Constitution and all we have done is to change the terminology. Others say that we have 90%, or 99%, of what was there in the first place. Whether we are playing the game that you are playing or whether we are being honest, we all know the truth, which is that if the British had a referendum on this, 70% or perhaps more would say ‘no’. I wonder whether it would not be better for everybody if the British just were not part of this European Union. Why do we not just get a quickie divorce? We can do it very quickly; let us keep the lawyers out; let us have a free trade agreement; let us have a Swiss-style relationship. I think everybody would be a lot happier, most certainly we would be. While we are at it, I simply cannot bear listening to you and Mr Barroso blathering on about Africa and what we have to do to help people there. A very good start would be for you to stop Mr Mugabe attending the summit in December: that would send a good message. However, I will give you a real challenge, a positive thing that you could do. Yesterday Mr Barroso talked about the EU being an empire and, when it comes to Africa, my goodness me it is! I urge you to stop the fisheries deals with West Africa. Stop your own fleet. Stop the Spanish fleet plundering western African resources, killing African fishermen. If you do that in your six-month Presidency then you will have done something positive for Africa. Please act!"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (2006-12-13--2009-07-13)3 unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; IND/DEM (2004-12-06--2008-10-21)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Nigel Farage (IND/DEM ). –"1

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