Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-23-Speech-3-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparatory work for the European Council in Brussels on 24-25 October2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.1.3-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerard Collins2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I wish the Danish presidency well in the run-up to the EU Summit this week in Brussels. Enlargement, being the main subject on the agenda, has been very much at the heart of the referendum campaign on the Nice Treaty in my country. The other issue – Kaliningrad – is also directly linked to enlargement. I welcome the measures proposed by the Commission to ease the direct transit of goods and people between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia. All of us have benefited from the in-depth and often intense debate on enlargement that has just taken place in my own country. The decision taken by the people of Ireland underlines their strong commitment to European integration and enlargement of the European Union. I welcome the fact that their decision clears the way for the conclusion of the accession negotiations for the first new Member States. I support what Mr Poettering said. There must be no new conditions introduced or strings attached at this stage in the negotiation accessions. That would be a recipe for disaster. The lesson we can all learn from the recent debate during the Irish referendum campaign should not be taken lightly. I endorse very strongly what President Prodi and Commissioner Verheugen have said on the need to keep people informed. The Irish electorate are making it clear that they will not be patronised or taken for granted by the political leaders and governments of the Member States, or by Brussels. It is frightening to hear President Prodi say that almost 80% of respondents in a recent poll had no idea what was going on. Mr Haarder said earlier that there is an exciting debate in progress in the Convention. It may be exciting to insiders, but outside, as he well knows, it is hardly mentioned in the newspapers. Remember that when we hold a referendum on this in the near future, the issues we will be asked to decide on will be of far greater complexity and importance than those related to Nice. And we recently had great difficulty reaching a decision on that."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Collins (UEN )."1

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