Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-14-Speech-3-045"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051214.6.3-045"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-14-Speech-3-0462
lpv:speaker	lp:Ryszard Czarnecki2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Samoobrona RP (2004-07-20--2008-01-23)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-11-14)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2006-11-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, punctuality is a virtue of kings. Great Britain is a kingdom, but its ministers are not punctual. As a matter of fact, this metaphor works on many levels. The EU is waiting for sensible proposals from London, but London is behind schedule, in the same way that Mr Alexander was late getting here today. Earlier Mr Cohn-Bendit said that there was an atmosphere of springtime revolution in the House today. As I see it, however, the atmosphere is more reminiscent of winter, such as that experienced by the soldiers fighting at Stalingrad during the Second World War. Relations between the Commission and the Council, and also between the individual Member States, are positively icy. It is a shame that at the beginning of the 21st century, at a time when films are being released in 3D, Parliament has regressed 50 years to the era of black-and-white films. The film we are currently watching features Mr Barroso, the advocate of European solidarity, as a good sheriff, and Prime Minister Blair as a baddie. Unfortunately, it is only American westerns that have happy endings. The film of the British Presidency, however, is a horror film that will end in disaster. Zorba the Greek will not appear and say ‘what a wonderful catastrophe’, for this is a terrible catastrophe, ladies and gentlemen. Christmas is coming. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, over 100 years ago, Mr Blair’s fellow countryman, Charles Dickens, gave us a portrait of the current British Prime Minister in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Yet the hero of this tale, who was a real miser, underwent a transformation. I hope that the same happens to that other miser, namely Prime Minister Blair."@en1

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