Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-23-Speech-2-081"
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"en.20071023.7.2-081"2
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member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3,3
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"Mr President, the Netherlands also shared the sense of relief on Saturday morning about the agreement reached, and for this, too, I believe thanks are due to the President-in-Office of the Council. The new Treaty enables the European Union to progress. The Union will become more decisive and democratic. The European Union is back on its feet. It can now concentrate fully on its substantive task; back to work with an agenda ranging from the further development of the social Europe to a better-coordinated foreign policy. This is also the best way to bring Europe closer to its citizens.
My country, the Netherlands, has seen a great deal of discussion about the nature of the Treaty that has now been adopted and about its differences from the Constitutional Treaty the country rejected in a referendum. The conclusion was that the differences are such that a second referendum is not necessary. The new Treaty lacks the constitutional nature of the original Constitution; and so we, too, have no need for a further referendum. Thus it will just be a case of normal parliamentary ratification.
The reforms that have been decided on have our wholehearted support, as they make substantial progress – particularly concerning the rights of the European Parliament – without fundamentally altering the balance between the Member States and the European institutions. A larger Union needs different, more wide-ranging rules. Hopefully, all Member States will now drive ratification forward, so that we can all get going with the new rules in 2009, in order to take forward the substantive role of the Union in all areas in which our citizens have expectations of us."@en1
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