Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-03-Speech-3-119"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Appointment of senior Commission officials2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000503.7.3-119"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-03-Speech-3-1202
lpv:speaker	lp:Heidi Hautala2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Vihreät (1999-07-20--2003-03-25)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in September the Commission adopted some excellent principles which were to be applied with regard to its staffing policy, and particularly in the appointment of senior officials, but let us now examine today’s appointments in the light of those fine principles. I must enquire as to whether the panel actually interviewed the applicants, from whom the leader of the Institute for Future Studies was selected. I somewhat doubt whether any lengthy interview process was involved in filling the post in which Mr Levi did so very well. I would also like to mention that all the institutions should in fact adopt these rules concerning the appointment of senior officials, and we are finally able to say that the European Parliament has also adopted good principles regarding the appointment of senior officials, which must therefore take place very openly. Let me make an observation regarding representation on a geographical basis. It is quite right that we should aim to move away from national quotas, but that should not mean we should have a hidden criterion that actually favours the notion of representatives of large Member States and major language groups in senior positions. We must realise this. Finally, let me say a word about equality. Commissioner Kinnock faithfully made a list of the Commission’s senior appointments and promotions, but, Commissioner, you did not say how many women were nominated for, or promoted to, these posts. I would ask you to take a look at your list with your “gender policy spectacles” on and tell us the answer, because the Commission really has to set equality targets a lot higher than it has ever done before."@en1

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