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Committee on European Affairs
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Draft Resolution No. 151 /X
Portugal's Participation Report in the Construction Process
European
20. Year-2005
Appreciating the participation of Portugal in the process of the construction of the Union
European during the year 2005, the Assembly of the Republic resolves:
1-Analyze the report provided for in Article 2 (3) of Law No 20/94 of 15 of
June, in the framework of the regular consultation and exchange of information between
Assembly of the Republic and the Government of the Portuguese Republic, provided for in the
n Article 1 (2) of the same Act and in Article 5 (3) of Law 43/2006 of 25
of August;
2-Reassert the understanding, already previously expressed in diverse
resolutions, that the Government's report cited above should have a character
essentially political or, seek, at least, to relive the interpretation
policy of the various components;
3-Highlight that the year 2005 was an important year for the European Union and
for its various institutions following the entry of ten new
Member States, demonstrating the absorption capacity of the Union as
a space of Democracy and Security.
4-Highlight that in 2005, it commemorates the 20 th anniversary of the entry of
Portugal in the European Union and affirm that our participation is
shown to be very positive in the most diverse domains of the process of
European construction, denoting a high consensus among the various forces
Portuguese policies;
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5-Underline the efforts made within the framework of the Union to promote a
effective debate on the future of Europe in the wake of the difficulties
lifted by the results of the referendums on the Constitutional Treaty in
France and in the Netherlands. That debate is a sign of democratic culture and
could constitute as a factor of affirmation of a "European spirit" and
contribute to the deepening of the European construction process;
6-Record the efforts made, either by the Union or by the candidate states,
in terms of enlargement to new members, namely, in what it says
respect for Bulgaria and Romania and for the preparation of the processes, which
may lead to the entry of Croatia, the Former Republic of Macedonia and
of Turkey;
7-Note with appreciation the relaunch of the Lisbon Strategy by the
European Council of March 2005, with a focus on the objectives of the
Growth and Employment and the agreement on the financial outlook for
2007-2013 that allows you to continue to fight inequalities in space
European, through the Cohesion Policy.
8-Salient that the appreciation of this report releases the effort, the input and the
broad consensus among the political forces represented in the Assembly of the
Republic as to the integration of Portugal into the European Union, without prejudice to the
different appreciation of the priorities and guidelines followed in this process.
Assembly of the Republic, September 19, 2006
THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION
(Luís Pais Antunes)