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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Treaty reform/next IGC2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991117.7.3-253"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-17-Speech-3-2542
lpv:speaker	lp:Christian Ulrik von Boetticher2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-09-01--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Dehaene report contains a proposal of historic importance, namely the division of the Treaties into two parts: a part concerned with fundamental rights and the institutions which, as hitherto, can only be changed through the unanimous decision of the Intergovernmental Conference and through a procedure of ratification by the Member States; and a special part for specific policy areas which, instead of ratification, would require the agreement of the European Parliament. In view of the fact that the Commission – and I am very grateful to Mr Barnier for this – has accepted in its proposals a division of this kind for the Amendment procedures too, it would appear faint-hearted if now Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs were to accept the two-fold division but not the distinction between the procedures. It is also necessary to introduce different procedures because, following enlargement, the European Union would otherwise lose its ability to act. To that extent, I would thank rapporteur Leinen for his remark on this subject, but I cannot unfortunately find it in his report. I am in favour of introducing such a two-fold division of procedures, but only under a specific condition. It must be guaranteed that the abolition of the ratification procedure for specified areas of policy would not entail any weakening of the rights of the Member States and that the European Union would not acquire for itself a right to extend its powers at the expense of the constituent Member States. This can be guaranteed by means of a motion submitted by a number of colleagues and myself in which we conclude and demand that a catalogue of competences be incorporated into the basic part of the Treaty, clearly defining the competences of the European Union, clearly limiting those competences as well as encouraging application of the principle of subsidiarity. Only in this way can the European Union, without at the same time eroding the rights of the Member States, become more able to act and efficiently limit its work to specified policy areas. I would therefore particularly ask the rapporteurs – partly in order to ensure that their report obtains a broad majority in the House – to examine these two motions sympathetically."@en1

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