Mr President, the European Union would like to see itself as a democratic union of 27 democratic states, but we have got to look at the reality. In Belgium only a few years ago, the state took steps to ban one of the larger political parties.
Mr President, the European Union would like to see itself as a democratic union of 27 democratic states, but we have got to look at the reality. In Belgium only a few years ago, the state took steps to ban one of the larger political parties.
Senhor Presidente, a União Europeia gostaria de ser considerada uma união democrática de 27 Estados democráticos, mas olhemos para a realidade: na Bélgica, há poucos anos, o Estado tomou medidas para banir um dos maiores partidos políticos.