Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-14-Speech-4-084"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-12-14"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001214.1.4-084"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-14-Speech-4-0852
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)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) (2000-10-05--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"We should be grateful that the government leaders have reached an agreement in Nice. As a result, the balance of power in the European Union is on a reasonably even keel. The European Union is now ready for the candidate countries to join. Had no agreement been reached, the European Union would have been plunged into deep crisis from which it would have been difficult to emerge. In this light, we should be positive about this agreement. National interests play their part in determining the balance of power. That is inherent to the problem and does not bear witness to a short-term vision, as Paragraph 5 of the resolution suggests. In this respect, the tenor of the common resolution is far too one-sided. The resolution is also one-sided in that it takes it too much for granted that the extension of power and authority for the European institutions is, by definition, beneficial. What matters in Europe is that different peoples are able to co-exist in peace and cooperate, where necessary. The European institutions play a key role in this. The European Commission acts as guardian of the general European interest, and the European Parliament as a counterweight to Commission and Council. However, this role does not mean that their authority should be extended ad infinitum. The Community method is suited to tackling cross-border issues but is no miracle cure to solve all problems. Similarly, I cannot back the extension of authority provided to the Chairman of the European Commission, who gains too much power in this way. This completely lacks legitimacy. I cannot be upbeat about the declaration of the Charter either. This Charter only has symbolic value and that is detrimental to the actual protection of fundamental rights. Neither will I deny the fact that there is room for negotiation with regard to the outcome of Nice. The European Union could have displayed more democracy and transparency. The fact that this did not happen is a missed opportunity."@en1

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