Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-15-Speech-2-108"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-09-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Inaugural address by the President of the European Parliament2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090915.15.2-108"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-09-15-Speech-2-1092
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Enrico Speroni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; JURI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 co-chair; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lega Nord (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2009-07-16--2011-10-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I again extend my congratulations to you on your appointment. I welcomed your address, your programme, and wish to concentrate on an aspect which, in my opinion, is the most important or should be the most important for us MEPs, namely our legislative work. Dialogue with the major powers is important, missions are important, but the main task of a parliament – at least in my opinion – is to make laws, to establish rules, because, above all, we were elected to carry out this task, this mandate. One of the problems is that we do not have the right of legislative initiative, since the founding fathers and their successors denied it to us. We are continually voting for resolutions and signing written statements which are not followed up as the Commission does not take them into account. Mr Barroso said that this is only right as otherwise, if the Commission were to accept legislative proposals from Parliament through written declarations and resolutions, it would violate the treaties, which do not permit this. Allow me to say that I find this interpretation specious: the treaties do not provide for it explicitly, but neither do they prohibit it. I must point out that when Parliament asks for something, when Parliament asks for a legislative initiative, it does so on behalf of millions of European citizens, the majority of the millions of European citizens, since both written declarations and resolutions need majority support in order to be adopted. I am therefore sure that you, Mr President, will work hard to make the Commission accept that the proposals we MEPs put forward can become EU legislation, in accordance with the will of the people, our electors. It is an onerous task, but I am certain that you will make every effort to accomplish it."@en1
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