Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-18-Speech-3-051"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080618.2.3-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-18-Speech-3-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:Jerzy Buzek2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are discussing preparations for the European Council. I do of course consider that all the Members who have taken the floor are right from the point of view of some larger or smaller group of Europeans. We should bear in mind, however, that if this debate had taken place on Wednesday of last week, it would have been quite different. We would certainly not have been debating the problem of the Lisbon Treaty. Instead, we would be discussing the everyday problems of the people of Europe. As things stand, the citizens of the European Union are not particularly concerned about the rejection of the Treaty by the people of Ireland. They are much more concerned about the price of petrol at filling stations and about other the problems that are arising every day. It would be wrong for our discussions today and the outcome of the summit to focus exclusively on the Lisbon Treaty. We need to realise that as politicians we are currently being called on to deal with two important issues. One is how to respond to our citizens’ everyday expectations, and the other is the Lisbon Treaty and its implementation. The latter will determine our future capacity to deal with the preoccupations of the people of Europe. We must therefore try to separate these issues and discuss not only the Lisbon Treaty but also issues that are currently of interest to our citizens. We need to explain to the citizens why adoption of the treaty and its implementation will make it easier to resolve their everyday problems. We need to explain why the institutional solutions we propose are good for the European Union. The proposed arrangements will result in greater solidarity and concern for each other, together with greater respect for what we stand for in each one of our countries."@en1

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