Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-16-Speech-2-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031216.1.2-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-16-Speech-2-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Enrico Speroni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Lega Nord per l'indipendenza della Padania (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to thank Mr Berlusconi for the six month Presidency of the European Union and especially for that part of his speech which did not focus just on the Convention, the Constitution or the Intergovernmental Conference, which did not reach a successful outcome. This does not mean that Europe is dead or finished. The Treaties are still fully in force and will remain effective and in operation until they are replaced with a new text. In the President-in-Office’s speech, I was pleased to hear the reference to issues closer to the citizens, who, I believe, are not particularly interested in whether voting is by double majority, whether Spain should have 27 rather than 28 votes or other such things. I think the citizens are very interested in major public works, not having tailbacks on motorways, being able to travel on fast trains, having special attention paid to employment and – as Mr Berlusconi recalled – taking action against those countries that operate on the free market without complying with the rules on environmental and worker protection. Ten years ago in this Parliament I was arguing for exactly the same things, so I was pleased to hear the President-in-Office of the Council calling for them. I must also add that this kind of unfair competition is also seen in the pirating of products and brands, and in this context, now that the baton is being passed on to Ireland, we must in my opinion make a great effort to protect our industries, our products, our workers and ultimately our standard of living. The institutions are important, as is their reform. We must, however, as Mr Berlusconi has done, pay attention to the living conditions of our citizens."@en1

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