Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-23-Speech-4-032"
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"en.20050623.4.4-032"2
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"Mr Blair, I listened very carefully to your presentation, in particular the emphasis on solidarity in combating poverty. However, the delay in the agreement on the EU budget means that my constituency, West Wales and the Valleys – an Objective 1 area – has lost its chance for full convergence funding after 2007. While the UK Government focused on retaining the rebate, Wales lost up to GBP 3 billion and next year will be too late, so the UK’s interest was not in Wales’ interest.
I want Europe to change. We want a Europe where nations like Wales can play a full part in their own right. It is essential that we make Europe more relevant to people. In line with that aim and following the example of the Irish presidency, and more recently the Spanish Government, I call upon the UK presidency to request that Welsh be made an official language of the European Union. To translate that into Welsh myself as I have to do in this Chamber at present:"@en1
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"(The speaker spoke Welsh)"1
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