Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-23-Speech-3-270"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debate on the future of Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070523.20.3-270"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-23-Speech-3-2712
lpv:speaker	lp:Jules Maaten2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Prime Minister Balkenende, you have shown courage to walk into the lion’s den in order to clarify the Dutch position. I think you came across convincingly – certainly in your first response just now – as you underlined the European calling of the Netherlands. With this, a new Treaty is moving closer, and this is important, because we need one, for things are just not going well enough at the moment. We need more transparency, more democracy, hence more powers for the European Parliament and, as you quite rightly stated, for the national parliaments. Things have to be done more effectively, so that we can really address issues such as climate change, energy policy, immigration and reinforcing Europe's role in the world. I can understand the principles and your main issues in those discussions. What is called for, in the final analysis, is a pragmatic attitude, for it is in the European and national interest that we find a way out of this . Having, as I do, some background knowledge of you as a person, I can say, in response to what was said earlier, that I have every confidence in your ability to do this. You are not a nationalist and I also know that you are not lying. By way of final comment, you claim that you support the internal market. I am pleased that you do, but then you should also put your money where your mouth is. If all 27 Member States make exceptions to the internal market, and it is looking this way in the Netherlands, as is evident from the discussions there, then we will be left with no internal market, which would be detrimental to the European consumer and the European economy alike."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"impasse"1

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