Sarkozy speech in English
speech by French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy in Brussels on 8 September 2006:
Key proposals:
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The extension of majority voting and codecision, particularly in justice and home affairs
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The rule of double majority (i.e. the new voting weights)
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The election of the Commission president by the Parliament (he wants the parties to enter the elections of 2009 with nominated candidates for president)
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The role of national parliaments in enforcing the principle of subsidiarity
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A permanent chair of the European Council
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The double-hatted foreign minister
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The citizens’ right of initiative
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The possibility of reinforced cooperation
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Giving the EU legal personality
Original here in French http://www.friendsofeurope.org/download/Sarkozy_080906.pdf