Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-03-22-Speech-3-235"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European political parties (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060322.17.3-235"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-22-Speech-3-2362
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Carnero González2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-05-27)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-05-27)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-05-27)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2009-05-27)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I believe that the rapporteur, Mr Leinen, has done an excellent job. I congratulate him. We must be honest with ourselves: the national parties that make up the European political parties are often the first not to believe in them. How often have we heard our colleagues in our countries saying, ‘Yes, the party we belong to at European level is very important, it does many very good things, but the essential thing is what happens here’? We hear that everywhere. One simple phrase must be applied here: the function creates the body. When we have European laws in force ― beginning with the Constitution ― which make it obligatory for these political parties to exist, with specific roles, we will have won this battle in favour of European construction. For example, the European Constitution says that, when the Council makes its proposal on the election by this House of the President of the Commission, it must take account of the results of the European elections. And if that is the case, the European parties will have to think hard about who heads their lists and also what their programmes are; and then European lists will make full sense, rather than transnational lists – a term that we must forget – and that is the most correct definition: European lists. We are now naturally facing a period of reflection and debate. We must provide the backbone for this debate: this House and the European political parties. The European Convention was a success because it worked on the basis of European political families, and the interparliamentary meetings and the period of reflection will also be a success if we are able to work as political families, to understand each other and to reach agreements. To this end, the role of the European political parties is essential, and it will also be essential when we have European referendums and when we put an end to the spectacle of national referendums hijacked by the problems of each individual country. In this case, this report represents a further step, and it is good step."@en1

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