Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-12-Speech-3-030"
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"Tomorrow the Prime Ministers and Heads of State will sign the Lisbon Treaty in Lisbon. After that they will call for ratification. The difference is not in the text, which is a replica of the Constitution rejected by the French and Dutch. The difference is in the method. Now they are asking for rapid ratification without referendums. A few days ago, Mr Zapatero expressed here in this House his wish to see the citizens of the various Member States pronounce that very day on the Treaty that will determine our common future.
At the summit on Friday, the governments will have an opportunity to dispel the suspicion that hangs over each and every one of them, the suspicion that they want the new Treaty to be approved behind the people’s backs. Let them seize Mr Zapatero’s suggestion with both hands. Let them set the day. Today, the Lisbon Treaty is not really your Treaty. It will never be the Europeans’ Treaty while its viability depends on not holding referendums. Let them have the courage to meet the demand for democracy, because Europe itself depends on democracy!"@en1
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