Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-08-Speech-3-186"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-06-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transatlantic relations2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050608.17.3-186"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-08-Speech-3-1872
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Marinus Wiersma2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, we too are hopeful that the European Union, despite the uncertainty about the future of the Constitutional Treaty resulting from the ‘no’ votes in the Netherlands and France, will be able to stand united before the United States at the next Summit. The world has not ground to a halt and some of the issues, in respect of which it is essential that the United States and the European Union reach agreement, cannot wait until our internal problems have been resolved. Although there is no denying that the atmosphere between the United States and Europe has improved, that does not mean that all conflicts are in the past. The EU must ensure that it manages to put across its issues to the US. The joint resolution that we will be adopting tomorrow contains a whole list of things that we believe should be on the agenda. I should like to single out three of them. First of all, there is the question of how to deal with globalisation. Although it is impossible to sum up the debate on this subject in two minutes, it is clear that the joint economic weight of the European Union and the United States has given both of us influence and great responsibility. How can we incorporate the issues surrounding fair trade, the environment and a more social dimension into our position on economic globalisation? Secondly, I am deeply worried about the spread of nuclear arms technology following the failure of the conference to review the non-proliferation Treaty. In essence, despite lengthy and careful preparations, the participating countries failed to reach agreement, not least because of the line taken by the Americans. It is possible that the Treaty, the legal basis for the non-proliferation regime, and therefore a has been considerably weakened, the implications of which cannot be overlooked. I would therefore call on the EU Member States and the US to table measures that can help restore confidence in the non-proliferation Treaty as a matter of urgency. Closely related to this is, thirdly, the UN’s reform which will be debated in the autumn. I am pleased to establish that the President of the Council is aware of the importance of this agenda item. Although the need for reforms is being felt generally, the position of the United States is as yet unclear. I consider this agenda item to be a test of American views about the multilateral system and even about the future of the UN system as a whole. I sincerely hope that the European Union will receive promises of a constructive US position."@en1
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