Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-07-Speech-3-117"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-10-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091007.17.3-117"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-07-Speech-3-1182
lpv:speaker	lp:Riikka Pakarinen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 substitute; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the result of the Irish referendum was clear and was an excellent signal both for Europe and for Ireland. The Irish must be congratulated on this result for a host of different reasons. I myself, however, am especially pleased that the Irish referendum caused the European Union and its future to make the headlines once again. A genuine debate is needed, because attempts at a real vision of the EU’s future have been fairly pathetic in recent years. It should also be remembered that the Treaty of Lisbon is a compromise on the previous EU draft constitution. If the Treaty had been rejected by the Irish this time, we would seriously have had to consider and discuss what direction we, as the European Union, are actually heading in. We would also have had to think about whether we had perhaps moved forwards perhaps a little too quickly in recent years, and with too few restraints. In my opinion, the problems that have arisen during the ratification process just go to show that the European Union is felt to be something that is somewhat distant and hard to control. To resolve this problem I, for my part, hope that the debate on the future of the EU will not just stop here, but that it will continue to be transparent with the Reform Treaty. We have to create a united Europe, and we cannot ignore the reasons that led to this Treaty originally being rejected either. I believe that in this sense, the Treaty of Lisbon and its implementation are absolutely the right way to go and a big step towards a more democratic Union, and one that shows greater solidarity. To do this, however, we will need to continue to have an open dialogue. I am also pleased that the Treaty of Lisbon will help boost cooperation between national parliaments and Brussels. It is now time to switch our attention from Ireland to the Czech Republic. I hope that Europe will no longer need to hold its breath. It is important that the Treaty of Lisbon quickly becomes a reality and that we ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph