Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-13-Speech-3-028"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation for European Council (Göteborg 15/16 June 2001)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.1.3-028"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-0292
lpv:speaker	lp:Anne Van Lancker2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2000-03-08--2002-01-16)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, I very much hope that Gothenburg will be an opportunity for the Swedish Presidency to present a proper review of achievements. I hope that the Gothenburg Summit, following the Stockholm Summit, at which full employment was once again confirmed as a European priority, will, on the home stretch too, make a major contribution to the sustainable development strategy. But there is no denying that the Irish people’s rejection of the Treaty of Nice could cast a major shadow on the success of Gothenburg if the Summit hides its head in the sand or proceeds with business as usual. I should like to say the following to Mr Poettering: the signal that we Socialists expect from Gothenburg is not just that enlargement is a priority, but that it is enormously important for Europe to be strengthened, and that must be done with the full and democratic involvement of the people. Those two things are not incompatible. Obviously the Irish must be allowed to work out their own solution to the problem that has now arisen, but the low turnout in the referendum and the negative results are not simply an Irish problem. They are symptomatic of the dangerous gap that is opening up between European policy and the public in all Member States, not just Ireland, because of the lack of democracy, the lack of transparency and the lack of dialogue. I am grateful to Mr Prodi for making it clear that Europe cannot be built by diplomats behind closed doors, and I particularly welcome the commitment of the President-in-Office of the Council, who is advocating a convention. I do therefore ask you to make sure it does not become a watered down version. But I also ask that you urge the Member States to step up the public debate on Europe’s future and on enlargement. It really might be a little more than the Member States are now reporting. On the other hand, I would say to the President-in-Office of the Council that I also hope the Gothenburg Summit will be a red and green and not just a green Summit. Mr Andersson has already mentioned the political breakthrough achieved in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on Monday on the right to information and consultation, safety and health at work, more equal opportunities for men and women, all areas that relate to the quality of work which is so important to the Swedes. Besides that, I sincerely hope that Gothenburg will give a clear mandate for the introduction of a European strategy on poverty, social exclusion and proper, decent pensions. I think that if Gothenburg can demonstrate that, then it will show people that the European project is worth fighting for."@en1

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