Tuesday, October 16, 2007

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

1. It is now quite some time since the European Union ceased to be merely a common economic area and began to adopt shared values as well. It is progressing towards its aim of establishing a political community pursuing the illuminist ideal of the sublime dignity of man and it is gradually instituting political power-sharing amongst its Member States, cooperation amongst institutions and a legal system which is both cosmopolitan and people-centred.

What is genuinely fascinating about the European Union is this journey towards the individual and towards a legal system applicable to all peoples and all generations.

No really that is indeed an Explanatory Statement for a piece of legislation going through the European Parliament next week. The Report "on the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision on the recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences", written by Portuguese,

Dear Ms Assuncao Esteves,

In the
explanatory statement to your your report "on the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision on the recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences", you say

"the illuminist ideal of the sublime dignity of man"

I have no idea what you are talking about. I am sorry if I am being slow or stupid here, but could you please explain?

"establishing a political community pursuing the illuminist ideal of the sublime dignity of man",

I don't understand, no really I don't understand.
Apart from the fact that this will give the green ink "They are all lizards" branch of Eurosceptics a field day, this is nonsensical idiocy.

There again the report itself is a little bit concerning. What was that about never wanting to see harmonisation of criminal law?

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