Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-18-Speech-3-069"
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"en.20080618.2.3-069"2
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"In these times of crisis and institutional uncertainty I feel I must praise the Treaty of Lisbon. I do not know if it will ever enter into force, but if one wanted to avoid populism he should say that it is a good treaty. Of course it was not as democratically constructed and discussed as the Constitutional Treaty. Of course it is not the perfect text – there is no perfect text. Of course it is too complex – but which European Treaty is not? People who say they do not understand it in fact show they have no confidence in their leaders. But it is a text that advances democracy in Europe. It would make Europe more open, efficient and socially sensitive. One simple example: were it in force, were the Charter of Fundamental Rights in force, the Court of Justice could not have taken the Viking and Laval decisions, which are so detrimental for workers. So we need more Europe, not less. More democracy. More politics. As socialists, we now have the duty to go before the people and explain what kind of new and different Europe we want."@en1
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"Costas Botopoulos (PSE ),"1
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