Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-14-Speech-2-160"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Additional Commission contribution to the IGC2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000314.9.2-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-14-Speech-2-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard A. Balfe2
lpv:spoken text	"Thank you, Commissioner, for your statement. I am sure that none of us here will object to fraud and tax evasion being tackled but I must say that it is necessary to maintain the confidence of citizens in the Union, and I think that many Member State governments will be wishing to look very carefully at any extension of QMV before agreeing to it. It does strike very much at the heart of what is perceived as the national ability to conduct one's affairs. I am thinking in particular of things such as the withholding tax, which it would have been quite unacceptable to have subjected to a QMV regime. I hope those points will be borne in mind when you look at the practicality of getting the package through. We are very happy to combat fraud and tax evasion and to improve social security legislation, but there are some points where there will be difficulty in convincing all the Member States to follow."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2001-12-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Quaestors (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 quaestor; European Parliament (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2002-03-05)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Balfe (PSE )."1

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