Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-02-Speech-3-078"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Intergovernmental Conference2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000202.6.3-078"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-02-Speech-3-0792
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianfranco Dell'alba2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (1999-07-22--2000-12-31)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-10-05--2002-01-14)3 member; CONT (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 co-chair; TGI (1999-07-22--2001-10-02)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I am speaking on behalf of the Italian Radicals and I would like to say to the President of the Council that he has seen what Parliament’s opinion is. It is no coincidence that the last intervention is the only one that was completely opposed to further European integration. I say this without being the slightest bit ironical about the highly respectable position of Mr Berthu and his group, but it is no coincidence that the European Council’s decision is supported by those who are, after all, in Parliament because – and this is a highly respectable position – they are fighting against further integration. This is the message that Parliament is sending to the Council. I hope that the Portuguese Presidency – and I add my compliments to those already offered – can convey Parliament’s message and convey the result of our mediation work on Saint Valentine’s day. In any case, tomorrow we shall vote against the IGC agenda. This message must be very clear; this is how we explain the way we shall vote tomorrow. We shall give an opinion – which is technically and legally necessary – on convening the IGC on 14 February, but we shall give an unfavourable opinion of its content. Just consider the facts: we looked at Austria a while ago, but we can also look at the stock markets, Mr President: given that the euro, that great undertaking, has fallen 16% against the dollar in a year, then perhaps, I will not say a government, but a good head of a family should ask himself whether one can conceivably tell the citizens that the only subjects open to negotiation are the number of Commissioners or similar issues. There is clearly a more ambitious goal. We Radicals have tabled amendments which we are submitting to the House in order to consolidate this text, and for example, to request – just for the sake of mentioning Articles 6 and 7 – that the very minimum be done, i.e., that the European Parliament should also be involved in drawing up the European Constitution and that a proposal be made for the European Parliament to adopt the amendments to the Treaty. We know that there are other topics: for example, many Members have subscribed, along with us, to the issue of the seat of the institutions, an issue that we believe should be considered at least at IGC level. In conclusion, I hope that the message that we give tomorrow will be strong and wide-ranging for once, so that thanks also to the efforts of the Portuguese Presidency, this agenda will be revised. Otherwise, the challenge really would be lost, not just for the present but also for many years to come."@en1

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