Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-07-Speech-3-111"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Olle Schmidt2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, for the vast majority of pro-Europeans, the Irish result was good news. As many have said, we will now have a more democratic and open EU. The Irish people have now played their part in bringing the EU out of a constitutional crisis. It is now up to the rest of us. I think there were several points that were in the EU’s favour this time. You are not in a strong position if you are alone when storms are raging in the world. I think we can all agree about that. The doubts surrounding the treaty have been eliminated, but I also believe that there was an old, historical argument involved here. Ireland does not want to be associated with British euroscepticism. Dublin is not London! Some people have said that a referendum cannot be carried out more than once. That is like saying that elections cannot be held more than once. For most of us here, it is a good thing that people – and perhaps even some of the Members here – can change their opinion if the circumstances change. This is why we have democracy and why we vote several times. Now it is the turn of Poland and the Czech Republic to ratify the treaty. Poland should not be a problem. It may be more difficult with Mr Klaus in Prague – he appears to be stubborn. He was very earnest, if not scathing, in expressing his mistrust of the Treaty of Lisbon here in this Chamber in the spring. We now know that this is a very sensitive issue in the United Kingdom. If there is a change of government in London next spring – and there is a good chance that there will be – and if the Czech process takes longer or if they want a referendum, there is a risk that the EU will face renewed problems with regard to the ratification of this treaty. I had intended to address the Swedish Prime Minister, but he is not here. He has a good relationship with David Cameron. I hope that he will utilise this relationship to ensure that we have a better EU debate, not only in Europe, but in the United Kingdom, too. We need a strong..."@en1
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