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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am also delighted that the Irish have finally approved the Treaty of Lisbon as I regard this document as being important for European integration. We need a new treaty to provide the European Union with modern instruments and improved working methods enabling us to tackle the challenges of the modern world effectively. This Treaty is, first of all, a step forward in terms of making the decision-making process at EU level more democratic, allowing those of us in the European Parliament to be among the first to enjoy the positive exchanges of opinion provided for under this Treaty. The extension of the codecision procedure will put the European Parliament on an equal footing with the Council in terms of legislative powers for 95% of Community legislation. For example, in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, which I am a member of, we will extend the codecision procedure from 40 to 80 areas of expertise, thereby increasing the democratic legitimacy of EU legislation. I think that the new legal basis will help accelerate the economic development process and adapt Member States’ legal systems. I also firmly believe that this measure will then allow us to achieve more easily one of the European Union’s main objectives, which is to create economic, social and territorial cohesion. I await with great interest the completion of the ratification process and I am eager for us to get its implementation under way."@en1
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