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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Votes2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991028.2.4-112"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-28-Speech-4-1132
lpv:speaker	lp:Georges Berthu2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Rassemblement pour la France (1999-07-20--2000-11-22)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2001-01-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2000-09-20)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I see that at the last minute there has been an avalanche of explanations of votes regarding referral of the Napolitano report to committee. I have the impression that my own has been lost en route, and I would also like to give an explanation. Thank you. I believe that the question before us is not whether or not the expenses of Members of Parliament must be strictly controlled. I am the first to say, and I explained this at length in my speech last Monday, that there must absolutely be supervision, but that this must be specific supervision, in line with our role as elected representatives, Members of Parliament. In this respect I have just heard many rough approximations, in my opinion. The institutional agreement explicitly mentions the members of institutions, true, but if you take this expression in context you see that it is more a matter of paid members, such as the members of the Commission, and that the terms established are not appropriate for elected members like those of the European Parliament. The two categories of member must not be muddled. In the Napolitano report there is, indeed, another strange confusion resulting from this, between the situation of Members of Parliament and that of officials. Quite clearly, as far as officials are concerned, the decision could have been taken long ago. Besides, Mr President, the Annex was, in my opinion, related to the main body of the text and, consequently, it was not possible, as you quite rightly decided, to vote on the Annex after rejecting the main body of the text. Referral to committee is therefore perfectly justifiable. The Napolitano report had been discussed too quickly, in haste, and many things had been overlooked."@en1

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