Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-04-Speech-3-043"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20 and 21 June 2003, and meeting between the Troika and the countries participating in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030604.2.3-043"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-04-Speech-3-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Riitta Myller2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Convention has made progress in many issues of political content. Of particular importance is the fact that the fundamental rights of EU citizens are to be determined as a binding component of the work of the Union. There are still shortcomings, however, in the organisation of the division of duties and responsibilities among the institutions. It was the task of the Convention to put forward proposals to make decision-making more effective, clearer, more democratic and more transparent than before. This mandate cannot include the setting up of new institutions. The work of the Council does indeed need reforming, decisions must be taken openly and its work must have continuity. This cannot happen, however, with a permanent president who is beyond democratic control, or by reducing the Commission’s power of initiative and its executive power. Public support is absolutely essential for the future of the EU. One very conspicuous institution in all Member States is the Commission. In the name of equality, therefore, there must also be a Commissioner from all the Member States in the future. The work of the Convention has gone in the right direction with regard to the development of EU legislation. I support the appeal made today by President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, that the right of veto should be relinquished when the EU is making a decision. Using the right of veto does not achieve anything worthwhile as it only hampers and prolongs the decision-making process. One EU priority this term has been food safety. We have not succeeded in deciding where to locate the Food Agency, however, because the right of veto has been used. At Thessaloniki it will be necessary to sort this out and decide that the permanent home for the Food Safety Agency should be Helsinki. Helsinki is already totally equipped for the Agency to be able to start its work immediately after the decision has been taken. Finally, I wish to say a special thank you to Greece, the country to hold the presidency, for the way it has helped the progress of matters to do with safety at sea."@en1

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