Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-18-Speech-2-033"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-12-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Results of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2007 in Brussels - Report on the six months of the Portuguese Presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071218.5.2-033"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-12-18-Speech-2-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Edite Estrela2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; FEMM (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, how was it possible to do so much in so little time? This question by an MEP sums up well the general opinion on the Portuguese Presidency of the EU: a success. In response to Mr Carlos Coelho, allow me to say that I wonder how it was possible to achieve the results that everyone can see and acknowledge as EU President while, at the same time, in Portugal he achieved what he did; he almost seems to have the gift of omnipresence. Also, if there is one thing the Portuguese Prime Minister cannot be accused of, it is of not having done his duty in both jobs and of not being where he should have been or needed to be. Ladies and gentlemen, I have very little time to say much that I would like to say; two minutes are not very long. But they are long enough to thank, congratulate and acknowledge many people’s contributions, but also to draw attention to the fact that some doubted, some did not believe. Fortunately, however, there were those who did believe and people with the fibre of José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, will go down in history for their determination, precisely because they did believe, they believed and made it happen, which is why we have the Treaty of Lisbon. I do not mean to steal anyone else’s thunder, as others deserve credit too, but were it not for his and our determination we would not today have the Treaty of Lisbon, were it not for his and our determination we would not have had the Brazil summit, nor the Africa summit. These are just three examples out of the many others I could mention. Moreover, times have changed, wills have changed, the Polish Government has changed and now we can even celebrate a European Day against the Death Penalty. Therefore we should be pleased, congratulate ourselves and above all thank the President of the Council and his whole team, the Portuguese diplomatic corps, the Foreign Affairs Minister, the Secretary of State and the whole Government, and also the President of the European Commission and the Commission itself for their contribution, because it has been a great Presidency and I am very proud of that. Thank you."@en1

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