Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-13-Speech-3-071"

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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	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061213.4.3-071"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-13-Speech-3-0722
lpv:speaker	lp:Genowefa Grabowska2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; LIBE (2005-09-14--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Socjaldemokracja Polska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-09-29--2007-01-14)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Quaestors (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I will begin by congratulating both rapporteurs. Now, moving on to the matter at hand, I would like to draw your attention to the following issue. The European Union has proved to be a very attractive project and it has, for many years, attracted new countries. That is why, in my opinion, today’s debate on whether the European Union should expand further is academic, as the Maastricht Treaty provides the answer. Article 49 of the Treaty clearly states that any European country that meets the political and economic criteria may join the European Union. These criteria were drawn up in Copenhagen in 1993 and we should not tighten them up now. Today’s debate is meant to answer the fundamental question of whether we can change the criteria for further enlargements as current needs and expectations dictate. I do not think that we can. I believe that we are bound by the principle of keeping our word, of upholding agreements and the ancient Roman principle of ‘ . That is why the so-called absorption capacity cannot suddenly appear as a criterion used to block access to the European Union for countries which have fulfilled the Copenhagen criteria. All successive enlargements have strengthened the Union, and have favoured its growth. However, these enlargements had to be well planned. I think that only a European constitution will make it possible to ensure that further enlargements are well planned."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"pacta servanta sum’"1

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