Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-18-Speech-2-055"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-12-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Results of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2007 in Brussels - Report on the six months of the Portuguese Presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071218.5.2-055"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-12-18-Speech-2-0572
lpv:speaker	lp:Józef Pinior2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-09-03--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DEVE (2007-09-03--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with India (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Socjaldemokracja Polska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all I would like to acknowledge the work of the Portuguese Presidency, and that of Prime Minister José Sócrates in bringing about the signing of the Treaty of Lisbon. This is a major achievement for Europe, a very important and historic moment following years of deep crisis for the European Union. Meanwhile, all of the EU Member States will need to ratify this Treaty during the coming year. This will not be easy – we are currently witnessing the cynical manipulation of the instruments of direct democracy against European democracy. I have no hesitation in saying that those who today view the institution of referendums with cynicism do not do so in good faith. We witnessed this in Strasbourg a week ago, when various extremists from the European political scene raised the slogan of referendum, something that is of value in itself, against the European Treaty, and thus in fact against the European system of liberal democracy. Mr President, today I also wanted to mention something of a very personal nature. In Eastern Europe 25 years ago we raised the slogan of a Europe without borders against dictators in our country. Today, this week, Europe really has become a continent without borders – the European Union – in a symbolic, technical and organisational sense. This is a great moment for the peoples of the countries of the EU nations."@en1

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