Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-040"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Constitution and IGC2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030924.1.3-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-24-Speech-3-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:Paavo Väyrynen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; ELDR (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in my opinion it is a positive sign that the Convention’s proposals strengthen cooperation between the Council and governments in Union decision-making. The weakest link in the proposed new Treaty is the proposals concerning the Council. Although many objected beforehand to the establishment of new institutions, the Convention is actually proposing that two new institutions should be created. The European Council is to be considered as a separate institution, and it is being proposed that it should have an external President. Both proposals are the wrong ones. The Council must be considered in the new Treaty as a single institution, and a prime minister or president who is in office must be elected as its long-term President. The Presidencies of Councils of Ministers for the various areas of policy must be shared among the representatives of more than one country. The Presidencies must be for two and a half years, and the Member States must be treated impartially when assigning them. Such a reform of the Council would correspond to the proposals that Secretary General of the European Council, Javier Solana, made over a year ago. They must be given consideration in the Intergovernmental Conference, as the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party proposes in Amendment No 28."@en1

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