[pp.int.general] PPI platform for EU Election 2009

[Reinier Bakels]

> For example, our #1 candidate for Europarl from PPSE, Christan  Engström, 
> has talked about promoting more power to parliament, and the  PPSE 
> opposition to the Lisbon treaty. This is the type of issues that  need to 
> be discussed in PPI for a joint EU election platform.
>
The Lisbon treaty is a tricky issue. The lack of democratic control in this 
treaty is dramatic, so it deserves to be rejected. At the same time, imho PP 
should not join neo-nationalist groups. Politics is increasingly 
anti-Europe, while I feel that a united Europe is VERY impoortant - in a 
historic perspective. With proper democratic control, of course!
reinier