Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-13-Speech-3-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 – The institutional aspects of the European Union’s capacity to integrate the new Member States (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061213.4.3-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-13-Speech-3-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Panayiotis Demetriou2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-29--2007-03-13)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-07-22)3 unknown; Dimokratikos Synagermos (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2006-09-07--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the two rapporteurs have presented two exceptional reports today. I congratulate them, because they have put things in their place succinctly, comprehensively and with substance. There is one question constantly floating round the European Union: Quo vadis Europa? This question can be broken down into other questions: what type of European Union do they want? What size European Union do they want? Is the European Union functioning efficiently today? These are tormenting questions, which must be answered and the answers are in the vision that we want to serve. What is our vision? Our vision is common. We want a European Union which is democratic, which prospers, which is humane. We want a European Union which will play a regulatory role on the global stage. That is why enlargement is a self-serving objective. Enlargement is part of the vision; consequently we cannot put the cart before the horse; they need to move forward together. From this point of view, Mr Rehn is right to say that enlargement and deepening are two – I would add – sides of the same coin. However, we cannot talk about enlargement at the expense of quality and for the benefit of expansion – the objective of Europe is not expansionist – without taking account of the conditions in which we live. It is not the European Union which has to adapt to enlargement. It is every country that wishes to accede to the European Union that must adapt. Talking of Croatia and Turkey, it is certainly a good thing that we want Turkey to accede to the European Union; however, we stopped Croatia when it infringed the terms we had set it. I do not want to say that we had to reach that point. To close, I would say that we must proceed with the Constitution; otherwise enlargement will have no historical meaning."@en1

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