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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council of 23/24 March 2001 in Stockholm including the situation in the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010404.2.3-024"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-04-04-Speech-3-0252
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 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) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3,3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3,3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-19--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Mr President of the Commission, if Europe wants to be more significant in the world, it has to increase in size, but Europe must also be more democratic and more transparent. This is the view taken by many fellow MEPs. I would add that the Europe of the Member States is not sufficiently European. There is also the Europe of the regions which remains hidden away. For example, you mentioned a shortage in the workforce, but there are regions in Europe which have unemployment of 6% or even of 16% and 20%. This is where Europe, and also the Member States, fail to come up to scratch. Additionally, we need a bigger Europe in order to translate the Union’s weight into political clout for the benefit of stability and peace. We have already mentioned Macedonia. It is necessary for everyone to be aware that the existence of second-class citizens always leads to difficulties. I would like to conclude by making an observation with regard to the Middle East, where an escalating conflict is claiming victims in Palestine on a daily basis. We too have worked hard for peace but, every day, we watch it being increasingly shot to tatters. We are, in fact, a major donor to the Palestinians and have granted Israel privileged relations. But we are lacking in commitment to the right to self-determination on the part of the Palestinians. We do not exert enough pressure to obtain peace."@en1

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