Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-15-Speech-3-251"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:A Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061115.18.3-251"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-15-Speech-3-2522
lpv:speaker	lp:Henrik Lax2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; 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 unknown; Svenska folkpartiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as one of those who first mooted, and then helped to found, the Baltic Europe Intergroup network, I have for two years had the pleasure of contributing to the work that has now led to this report. When the EU enlarged to include ten new Member States, it became possible to reunite the nations around the Baltic Sea. Now, the heart of the region can give the Northern Dimension its vital spark. The EU must make use of the Baltic Sea region’s considerable potential. The quicker the new Member States can increase their prosperity, the stronger the EU will become in relation to its neighbours. If this state of affairs is to be brought about, active measures are required on the part of the EU. We therefore need a practical programme from the Commission in which all the areas administered by the latter play their allotted role. A strong Baltic Sea region is needed if issues important to the whole of the EU are to be resolved. Through direct contacts between people, we must break down the psychological barriers between West and East. We need a modern visa policy and better economic cooperation with Russia. We must resolve the border disputes in the Baltic, restore the ecological balance in the Baltic Sea, obtain an end to the Russian boycott of Polish foodstuffs and do away with the up to 30-mile-long queues of lorries at the border stations in eastern Finland. The EU is there to solve common problems. Vetoes need not be the only way of directing attention to important issues. A common EU strategy is therefore necessary. It is important for the Commission to lose no time in getting to grips with this issue, and Mr Stubb’s report is an excellent basis on which to do this."@en1

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