Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-032"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060516.4.2-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-16-Speech-2-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Stavros Lambrinidis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, at last the time has come, one year after the 'no' in France and the Netherlands, but the 'yes' from the majority of Member States and citizens of Europe, to finally start to 'de-demonise' the European constitution and push Europe forward. We decided then – and rightly so – that after the 'no', we should focus the debate more on the environment prevailing around the European constitution; in other words, we should focus on the context and leave the text to one side a little. Unfortunately, however, we spoke little about the context and, by contrast, we allowed a school of thought to burgeon that the problem was actually in the text. If, however, we look, for example, at the area of freedom, justice and security, we can see that, over the last year, it is the context rather than the text that is the problem. Thus, the European constitution protects democracy in the European Union by giving Parliament a codecision role on most matters in the area of freedom and security. The incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights demonstrates that we do not consider fundamental rights as a 'bolt on' to the necessary protection of the security of the citizens, but as a central part of our policy. Unlike the text the context has become more and more problematic over the last year: we have a series of laws that increase anti-terrorist cooperation. At the same time, however, the Council still contends that the much desired and necessary framework decision for data protection in the third pillar will probably not even be approved by the end of 2006. We must not allow the context to turn into a pretext not to debate the text. Europe needs leaders today; it does not need evasions."@en1

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