Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-15-Speech-1-088"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-01-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:World cultural and natural heritage2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010115.8.1-088"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-01-15-Speech-1-0892
lpv:speaker	lp:Ole Andreasen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Venstre (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in the European Union and in this Parliament, we must deal with what is essential for European cooperation, namely that which creates a stronger and slimmer Europe, and we must be very careful not to take on any tasks which more properly fall to the Member States. It is important to protect cultural heritage, and the Union’s common cultural heritage is its diversity. It is a great and vital responsibility to safeguard this diversity in every single Member State. I therefore consider this report to be superfluous. On the basis of the principle of subsidiarity, it is my view that protecting cultural heritage is a task for the Member States. Up until now, the Member States have helped implement the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage by tabling proposals – many of them – for inclusion on UNESCO’s list of values of specially universal significance. There is probably a disproportionately high number of European topics on the list and, as the rapporteur remarks, a little more modesty might well be in order. I do not think it goes without saying that there should be a special list detailing European cultural heritage. Nor do I think it necessary for the Commission to take on the major task of coordinating the initiatives, as many have requested. On behalf of the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party, I have therefore tabled a series of amendments whereby Parliament is to call upon the Member States, and not the Commission, to implement the necessary cooperation in consultation with UNESCO and the Council of Europe. I have done this in order to honour the principle of subsidiarity and also with reference to Romano Prodi’s words here in Parliament last year when he said, “Let us remember how often we have been made into a laughing stock because we deal with things that are absolutely ridiculous, which defy common sense and conflict with the interests of our population”. I think that this is an area in which we can put the Union’s work on hold for a short while."@en1

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