Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-23-Speech-2-067"
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"Ladies and gentlemen, after a detailed reading of the Lisbon Treaty it is clear that the heads of state are presenting fundamental changes to the EU documents.
The Reform Treaty literally re-writes the EU Treaties and the founding Treaties of the European Communities. I would like to highlight the fact that the changes do not just concern the influence of individual states on EU processes, but also the fundamental principles themselves, on which the EU was established 50 years ago. The Reform Treaty transfers the principle of free competition from the main body of the Treaty to the protocols that are to be annexed to the Treaty. I consider that a red flag for all democratically-minded citizens.
Ladies and gentlemen, if the EU project is to be credible, the Reform Treaty has to be put to a referendum in the Member States. Politicians should set aside their arrogance and comfortable situation. They have to explain the decision taken in Lisbon to the citizens and win them over to it. Otherwise the gap between the citizens and the political elite will continue to grow. Not only this will jeopardise prosperity; it will also deepen the democratic deficit of the EU as a whole."@en1
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