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"Madam President, I did ask to speak this morning when my intervention would have been more appropriate. However, as this was not possible, I will speak now.
I regret that the President-in-Office was this morning struck down by an Austrian malady and was absent from this Chamber. As a result of his indisposition, he was also absent when we voted on two issues of particular interest to the Portuguese presidency, namely the Lisbon summit and the EU-Africa Summit.
As a Portuguese person and as an MEP, I regret that the Portuguese presidency has confused the position which it took as a government in its bilateral relations with Austria with the responsibilities which it must assume and fulfil when holding the Council presidency. As we were all here, apart from one political group which was also absent from a certain point, I must regret that the Portuguese presidency chose to align itself with a political group which has the most recent totalitarian memories in this House.
In a fair and respectful manner, I must also criticise the behaviour of our President. I have the highest respect for her but she must also respect us. Frankly this does not appear to be the case. Our President exceeded the rules of protocol. She must realise that being President of the European Parliament does not make her the leader of the majority. She represents this institution and must act and speak in this House with respect for all the different positions expressed here. She is not the leader of the majority and I must therefore register my protest."@en1
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