Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-29-Speech-3-020"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by the President2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000329.2.3-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-29-Speech-3-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Luckas Vander Taelen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Anders gaan arbeiden, leven en vrijen (1999-07-20--2002-08-31)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-08-31)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2001-01-11)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to respond briefly to what Mr Berthu has just had to say in connection with the awkward incident involving the Canadian delegation. Unfortunately, I was not present at the time of the incident and therefore I do not want to make a statement about it. Naturally, I have absolutely no intention of defending the objectionable behaviour displayed by the leader of the Canadian delegation. Nevertheless, I would like to point out that the European delegation, which included Mrs Thyssen and myself, was far from delighted with the speech that Mr Berthu felt it necessary to make on behalf of the European Parliament. He portrayed a very one-sided picture of the European Parliament’s opinions, and I utterly condemn this. When a European delegation meets a delegation from another country, it is necessary to exercise a certain amount of diplomacy. The fact that Mr Berthu felt it necessary, at that precise moment, to point to the total failure of the euro, was highly inappropriate in the presence of potentially very important trading partners. What is more, Mr Berthu also felt it was the moment to leave us in no doubt as to his opposition to the enlargement of the European Union, and at one point he even went so far as to talk about the difference between – and I quote – “the values held by countries that are already Members of the Union, and those that aspire to join”. Such statements are completely uncalled for at meetings of this kind. The leader of the Canadian delegation may have reacted in a manner which I would not wish to condone, but I also think that Mr Berthu is going to have to choose his words a little more carefully at future meetings of this kind."@en1

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