Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-11-20-Speech-2-032-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121120.3.2-032-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-11-20-Speech-2-033-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Hans-Peter Martin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Liste "Dr. Martin - für Demokratie, Kontrolle, Gerechtigkeit" (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CULT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; ECON (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Europe that the European Council and the Commission are riding has strayed off course and now they really find themselves dangling over the abyss. What they lack is solid ground in the form of the support of the European people. We find ourselves in a very dramatic situation in which we all know that we need a strong Europe, but in which an increasing number of citizens are turning away, due to understandable fears, the reasons for which have been mentioned by previous speakers, from the Europe of the Council and the Commission, as they consider themselves to be unrepresented and actually view the European Union more as a banking union than a democratic union. This is where the main root of the problem lies. What they are now doing once again with these new texts, what the Council is steering towards, is patching up a boiler that, although it has not yet exploded, is threatening to do so. Fervent pro-Europeans like me have been saying here for many years that creating a union without democracy will not work. However, that is something we are once again doing to some extent in our paper, as presented by Ms Thyssen. It is a welcome development that a wide range of control instruments are being put in place and that we are supporting this, but our actions fall well short when it comes to democratic legitimacy. We should follow Mr Häfner and others. Yes, we need a convention. Yes, we do indeed need a fully fledged European Parliament and yes, we need referendums to achieve this. You should summon up the courage for this before it is too late, as we can still secure the majority. However, I fear that the boiler will explode before we actually achieve a reform of this Europe."@en1
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