Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-31-Speech-3-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060531.9.3-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-31-Speech-3-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Jens-Peter Bonde2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2004-07-20--2006-12-12)3 chair; IND/DEM (2004-12-06--2008-05-08)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen - Mod Unionen (2004-07-20--2008-05-08)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2008-05-08)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are, today, debating with an honest advocate of a United States of Europe. He does not hide his goal. He does not deny the facts. He has even written a courageous, self-critical Laeken Declaration containing a critique of the EU as it currently exists, and one with which most critics of the EU would concur. Unfortunately, it was overlooked in the constitutional Convention, and that courage failed him when Belgium was to ratify the Constitution. That was the end of his desire to get closer to the people through openness and democracy. The views of the Belgians were not to be heard through a referendum. The people of Belgium were not to be given the opportunity to vote ‘no’ to the Constitution, like the linguistic cousins of the Flemings in the Netherlands or those of the Walloons in France. The United States of Europe – yes – but not by asking the people. Take heart, Mr Verhofstadt. Take your colleagues with you in burying this rejected Constitution. Organise direct elections to a new convention. Get proposals drawn up that can then be put to referendums in every country at the same time. Until then, open up all meetings where laws are adopted. Put every document on the Internet. Allow the national parliaments to vote on the annual legislation programme. Allow the Commissioners to appear in the European Committees of their national parliaments and thus to be in touch with their national democracies. Promise that you will never again give Belgium's support to a law that has not first achieved a majority in either the Belgian Parliament or the European Parliament."@en1

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