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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress report on enlargement2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021119.2.2-133"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-19-Speech-2-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Lalumière2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-07-29--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Parti radical de gauche (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, although we meet together this afternoon as representatives of the Member States , our concern is obviously for our friends, the candidate countries. This morning’s meeting was a wonderful and very positive symbol. However, the job is not finished. Like everyone, I hope that the negotiations will finish in the next few weeks and that they will have a positive outcome. In this respect, I regret the importance given over to financial concerns. Far from advocating a wasteful attitude – I am certainly not supporting the idea of reckless spending – our governments and ourselves must show some generosity and vision. ‘Realpolitik’ is not necessarily synonymous with greed. There is a risk that inadequate budgets will hamper reforms in Central Europe and we may pay a high price for this in the future. The accession of our friends to the EU will not spell an end to the difficulties. My main concern is for public opinion and the state of mind of others. Thus, in our countries, there is still a great deal to do so that our citizens understand the profound meaning of the EU enlargement. For now, they are more or less blinded by complicated calculations and, ultimately, cannot see the wood for the trees. I fear that there is a degree of confusion in the candidate countries over what the European Union really is, over its fundamental objectives and what it means to have a will to live together whilst consenting to sovereignty being genuinely delegated. For countries that are fervently attached to their independence and their freedom, becoming a member of the European Union is a very beneficial – and I am not a Eurosceptic – but very considerable step. I regret that the negotiations, based on the Copenhagen criteria, have somewhat neglected this aspect of things, the greatest part being devoted to the technical, and particularly, the economic aspects of the dossier. Following accession, however, we must continue our work to enlighten and convince people throughout the enlarged EU. As the Commissioner himself said earlier, this subject is not simply about technical issues, it is also about our soul."@en1

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