Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-16-Speech-3-322"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Address by Mr Schuster, President of the Slovak Republic2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010516.16.3-322"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-16-Speech-3-3232
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan-Kees Wiebenga2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-12-09--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)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--2001-10-07)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-09-13--2001-10-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen I take particular pleasure in being able to welcome the presence here today, in this Chamber, of the President of the Slovak Republic, Mr Rudolf Schuster. Mr President, since the Slovak Republic was founded on 1 January 1993, and particularly since Slovakia presented its candidature for accession to the European Union in 1995, relations between your country and the European Parliament have developed steadily and fruitfully, paving the way for mutual understanding and the building of ties of trust. The change of government in 1998, and then your election as President of the Republic in the first presidential elections to be held in Slovakia using direct suffrage, in May 1999, are events that have had a very positive influence on enhancing relations between us and making them more effective. Since you were invested in Bratislava, having served your country in various roles, including as mayor of the town of Košice from 1994 to 1998, the Slovak government, led by Mr Dzurinda, the Prime Minister, has turned its policies towards the prospect of accession to the European Union. Under your Presidency, Mr Schuster, democracy has been established and consolidated in Slovakia. The Helsinki European Council of December 1999 took the decision to open the negotiations for accession, which began in March 2000. The opening and progress of negotiations between your country and the European Union demonstrate, and I am particularly pleased to see this, that Slovakia has fully mastered the ‘catching up’ principle, because it was at the request of the European Parliament that this principle was established at the Helsinki European Council. Slovakia has now decided to place itself, as you have just said, Mr President, at the vanguard of the accession process. I want your country to know that it has the support of the European Parliament. It can count on a totally constructive attitude towards this accession being achieved as soon as possible. Mr President, I shall now ask you to address our Parliament."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "President."1

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