Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-09-17-Speech-5-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-09-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:State of the Louise Weiss building2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19990917.2.5-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-09-17-Speech-5-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I am pleased that you have already broached the problems relating to communications. Prestigious as this building is from an architectural viewpoint (although it has a lot of space which cannot be used), there are, to my mind, communications problems in addition to what I would say are the building’s defects in terms of convenience. Now that we have a French President, I would have expected the French railways to have shown some interest and that the Belgian railways too, together with the French railways, would pull out all the stops to make our journeys here comfortable. Madam President, a train service has been axed rather than an additional one laid on. That is exactly what we did not need, and it was primarily the officials that alerted me to this fact, for those who have to stay until the end of the part-session can return to Brussels on a quarter to three train and then have a five hour journey ahead of them. This means that I will no longer be able to fulfil my evening commitments as I have a speaking engagement this evening. So the only other option open to me is to return earlier, which will be very early indeed. Had I left at quarter to ten this morning, I would have arrived in Brussels seven hours later, although today, as it happens, I might not have arrived at all for there is strike action going on too. But I digress. I wanted to point out to you that a five-hour train journey to get here and five hours back seems an inordinately long time in this day and age. After all, there are high-speed rail connections now, everything you could want. But not here. There is a prestigious building here but no high-speed rail service. I feel the two should in fact go together, but when I get to hear that the rail service that connects with the end of our part-sessions has been abolished then surely that is the complete opposite of what you would expect. Could you please do something about this too? By the way, congratulations on all the small and large improvements that you have already been able to make, following great efforts on your part. I have no doubts on that score."@en1

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