Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-08-Speech-3-038"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-06-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparations for the European Council, including the future of the Union after the referenda on the European constitution (Brussels, 16-17 June 2005)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050608.3.3-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-08-Speech-3-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Sophia in 't Veld2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Democraten 66 (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is with some sadness that I hear the reactions to the Dutch and French ‘no’ votes. Europe is too bureaucratic, too expensive; too many new countries have joined and Europe is going too fast. I would beg to differ. The environment is going faster, China’s economy is growing more rapidly, and so is international crime. Rather than needing to take its foot off the accelerator, Europe must take a great leap forward. As for the enlargement, to be frank, I am relying on the dynamism of the new countries as new driving force for European integration. We need a strong, democratic Europe; we do not need less of Europe, but more. I would actually like to appeal to anyone who holds Europe dear to show leadership and courage; if not, we will give the populists and extremists too much scope. We must move forward, and national politicians must be able to leave the past behind and take responsibility for Europe. I am, in fact, concerned about the Council’s position yesterday in respect of data retention when the Council decided to completely blank the European Parliament, which is not in the spirit of the debate that has taken place. We should not forget that in addition to the two countries that said ‘no’, there are also ten countries that said ‘yes’, and that is an important fact. I would therefore be against suspending the whole process. It is evident that time is needed to reflect, but I think that every country and every people must have the right to speak out about this Constitution. It is right now that we need to take up the cudgels for Europe. Instead of reverting to the we need to redouble our efforts for Europe."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"status quo ante"1

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