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The president of the European Union Parliament, Hans Gert Pöttering,
has stated unequivocally that once the Lisbon Treaty is fully
implemented, the EU will be responsible for “nearly 100 percent” of
all laws made in Europe.

Speaking on a Coveritlive.com question and answer session hosted by
NRC Handelsblad in the Netherlands, Politiken.dk in Denmark and
Spiegel Online in Germany, Mr Pöttering repeated his earlier comment
in the European Parliament about the full extent of EU control over
individual nations.

Responding to a question about the growth of the EU, Mr Pöttering
said, “As a member of the European Parliament since the first election
in 1979, I have witnessed the whole development of the European
Parliament.

“In 1979, the European Parliament had no legislative power. Today, the
European Parliament is co-legislator in around 75 percent of European
legislation together with the Council,” Mr Pöttering said.

“With the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament will be co-legislator
in almost 100 percent of the cases. The European Parliament has the
last word as far as the EU budget is concerned.”

Mr Pöttering also confirmed that the Lisbon Treaty will allow the EU
to take over all legislation on agriculture, immigration and asylum,
saying; “With the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament will become
legislator for agriculture, immigration, asylum, etc. It is a task for
the future to get more influence in foreign policy as well, although
the European Parliament can influence foreign policy already through
the budget of the European Union.”

The EU president also announced that a priority for the EU was to
“take care” of farmers in the Third World. “The percentage of the
European budget allocated for agriculture has been reduced over the
years,” he said.

“In the future we have to take care of the interests of the farmers,
especially small farmers, in the Third World, especially in Africa. In
the framework of the World Trade Organization, we need new agreements
that are favourable for Africa,” he added.

* Mr Pöttering’s self published biography on his official EU website
says that he has an “interest in intercultural dialogue.” In 2006 he
visited southern Spain and established links with the ‘Tres Culturas’
organisation in Seville, whose work “focuses on immigration issues and
dialogue between cultures.”

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