Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-17-Speech-2-108"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20021217.3.2-108"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:translated text |
"We voted in favour of the report because a point of fundamental importance to us was otherwise being voted away. Paragraph 5(2) proposed that the ratification procedure for a future constitution should be designed in such a way that a ‘small minority’ of Member States should not be able to oppose ratification. That is unacceptable because this veto is one of the constitutional cornerstones of the EU. We believe it would have been very unfortunate if the European Parliament had signalled to the Convention and the Intergovernmental Conference that, as proposed by the report in its original form, a minority of a third of the EU Member States could be ignored.
Moreover, we wish to point out that it would not be especially appropriate to demand that future constitutional proposals from a Convention could not be changed by the European Council without the Convention’s approval. The Convention’s democratic representativeness in such a case cannot be seen to be greater than that of the governments.
We wish to emphasise that, even though we are in principle in favour of extending the codecision procedure and the procedure whereby decisions are taken by qualified majority to include all legislation, we believe there may be a requirement for unanimous decision-making where foreign and security policy is concerned. We also wish to point out that codecision in connection with the procedure laid down in Article 139 should not mean any restriction in the ability of the two sides of industry autonomously to reach agreements. Codecision must not lead to a shift in current procedure whereby the material content of agreements is examined, something that would not be the role of the legislative authority."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples