Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-06-Speech-3-064"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 24 and 25 October 2002)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021106.6.3-064"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-06-Speech-3-0652
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Marinus Wiersma2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it was a remarkable Summit with a remarkable result, because the ten candidate member states nominated by the Commission have passed this stage, so that the negotiations can now be completed and we can remain on schedule for 2004. I am also pleased that the Dutch Government did not put a spanner in the works. This is mainly thanks to the opposition in the Dutch parliament, who were aware of their enormous responsibility. Further to what Mr Oostlander said, I am secretly hoping that the Netherlands will not raise any more unnecessary obstacles on the path to completing the enlargement process. Slovakia, the country for which I am responsible, has reacted with great relief to the events of the past few weeks, including, of course, the referendum in Ireland. After a tumultuous start in the 90s, Slovakia has managed to catch up with those in the lead in the negotiating process, for which it deserves a huge compliment. However, as for the other candidate member states, it is too early for them to rest on their laurels. A great deal of work needs to be done before 2004. In my view, the Heads of Government were right to adopt the Commission's recommendations about creating guarantees with regard to the implementation of EU rules, including the recommendation to shorten the duration of the safeguard rules. We would also draw your attention specifically to the fight against the corruption that is still too widespread in many candidate member states. Thanks to enlargement, we will be getting new neighbours, countries that are also knocking on the doors of the EU. We cannot deal with their questions now as we are now focusing on the forthcoming enlargement. However, we do expect the Commission and the Council, at the end of the negotiations and after the Copenhagen Summit, to table specific proposals to strengthen relations with those countries. In this connection, we will also need to address the question as to what prospects we can offer countries such as the Ukraine. As President Prodi rightly stated a moment ago, enlargement should not lead to exclusion."@en1

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