Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-23-Speech-3-044"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-06-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20100623.9.3-044"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-23-Speech-3-0452
lpv:speaker	lp:Cristian Dan Preda2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2013-12-08)3 substitute; Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee (2010-06-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2010-01-20--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to begin by welcoming the decision made by the European Council last week to give the green light to initiating negotiations with Iceland. In fact, a huge majority in Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs voted today in favour of my report on Iceland’s application to join the European Union. My fellow Members have expressed, via this report, their support for this country’s accession to the EU, while stressing, however, the need for a common solution to be reached in areas such as fishing or agriculture. We strongly believe that Iceland can quickly bring to completion the progress which has been made so far and adopt the which will make it a new member of the European family. Iceland can make an important contribution to the European Union through its tradition of democracy and its experience in environmental protection. It can also help EU policies become established in the Arctic region. By the same token, Iceland, too, will stand to gain a great deal. In this respect, we are not only talking about the matter of economic stability, but also about a greater influence on the world stage or increased influence when making decisions relating to the internal market. On the other hand, we are all aware that opinion among Icelanders on their country joining the European Union is deeply divided. This is why I believe that a public debate initiated by the Icelandic Government and supported, if necessary, by the European Commission, can help clarify the arguments for and against joining, thereby ultimately enabling Icelandic citizens to reach an informed decision on EU accession. As is widely known, Iceland is going to organise a referendum at the end of the negotiation process to see whether the Icelandic public will support the outcome of these discussions between the European Union and their country."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"acquis communautaire"1
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