Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-11-Speech-2-152"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:ECB Statute2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030311.7.2-152"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-11-Speech-2-1532
lpv:speaker	lp:Olle Schmidt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, we all know that, in a larger EU, the ECB must be reformed, but the proposal presented by the ECB has not been sufficiently worked out. It has also been severely criticised. Mr Friedrich’s report is along the right lines but, in common with others in Parliament, I wonder why there is all this hurry. We should stop and reflect and produce a securely founded proposal for the next intergovernmental conference. It is a requirement of democracy that voting rules be fairly simple and comprehensible. Ordinary people too must in fact be able to understand them and how they work. The principle should be one of ‘one member, one vote’. As Mr Huhne pointed out, the important requirement of efficiency can be met in an enlarged EU. Commissioner, we must prevent an unduly divided Europe. A division into A, B and even C teams is not acceptable. The ECB must demonstrate greater openness, with public reporting of discussions and votes. That is a requirement that cannot be abandoned. Finally, we must in fact also strengthen Parliament’s role."@en1

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