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"In order to reach agreement on the Reform Treaty, too many gifts were handed out behind closed doors in Lisbon: Italy receives an extra seat in the European Parliament and Bulgaria the Cyrillic ‘evro’, Poland can continue to block the decision-making process for a number of years to come, and Austria can exclude German students from its universities. This horse trading is medieval and runs counter to our endeavours towards greater transparency in the Union.
Nevertheless, we can be pleased that at long last, following years of debate, we have reached an agreement full stop, as this Treaty is an improvement on the current situation. It is not the most elegant of agreements, but it does ensure more democracy in Europe. It gives the European Parliament and national parliaments more influence, enabling European citizens to exert more direct influence on policy. It meets the need for common energy and foreign policies. Rigorous enforcement of the Copenhagen criteria is a necessity, and finally more democratic accountability is also afforded by the introduction of the ‘orange card’, which gives national parliaments the opportunity of contesting European legislation on grounds of subsidiarity."@en1
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