Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-23-Speech-3-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080423.3.3-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-23-Speech-3-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Coelho2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2007-11-23--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-10-13--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Minister Mate, Vice-President Barrot, ladies and gentlemen, on 10 March I expressed in this House my fears on this issue. I felt then and I still feel that the United States has opted for a divide and conquer strategy by proposing bilateral agreements within its Visa Waiver Program. Unfortunately, various Member States have been unable to resist the temptation of trying to make quicker progress, forgetting that the common visa policy is undoubtedly an area of Community competence, just as they are obliged to respect the principle of solidarity enshrined in the Treaty. When these Member States joined the European Union, they undertook to respect the entire Community having agreed to share their sovereignty on common issues where a European approach should prevail. The signature of these bilateral agreements has therefore set a precedent which is totally contrary to the spirit on which European integration is based. I congratulate the Council on the negotiating mandate given to the Commission on 18 April. We must prevent this process from weakening the European negotiating position. In March I argued that it would have been better to opt for a freeze on bilateral agreements until the conclusion of the negotiations between the Commission and the United States. I call on the Commission and Commissioner Barrot not to compromise on such an issue of common interest. I call on them to keep a close watch on the initiatives of each Member State, not to hesitate in resorting to the Court of Justice of the European Communities if Community law is breached and, in particular, to keep this Parliament informed of developments in this situation and the level of solidarity, or lack thereof, demonstrated by the various Member States."@en1
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