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dcterms:Date	"2000-05-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Appointment of senior Commission officials2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000503.7.3-120"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-03-Speech-3-1212
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianfranco Dell'alba2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (1999-07-22--2000-12-31)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-10-05--2002-01-14)3 member; CONT (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 co-chair; TGI (1999-07-22--2001-10-02)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Vice-President Kinnock, there is a strange atmosphere in this Chamber. The PPE Group’s question for an oral answer was to be one of the major debates of a part-session – and a passionate plea was made for the debate to be held in April – but, today, the PPE Group is I know not where, for it is certainly conspicuous by its absence from this Chamber. It may be that the decisions you adopted this morning have in some way assuaged the Group’s thirst for knowledge, but this Chamber appears to be unusually empty for a debate on such a major issue. I supported the submission of the question. I have been wondering since September, Vice-President, how it could be that such objective, such perfect, such universally acceptable criteria of competence, merit and so forth were met solely, surprise surprise, by officials living in or originally from certain island countries, while these same qualities did not appear to be present in officials from other, more misshapen countries – boot-shaped countries, for example. Let us forget the figures for a moment and focus on the functions. The A1 grade covers a wide range of concepts: an official could hold an A1 post and have important duties, such as Director-General for Development, for the Press and the Media or other Directorate-Generals, or he could be an aide. How can it be – and this is a question which I continue to ask – that these criteria of merit, surprise surprise, have only worked in favour of certain nationalities? This is what is to be inferred from a careful examination which is not merely concerned with numbers. I continue to ponder this question, Vice-President, as I ponder the question of the appointment of senior Commission officials – officials or chefs de cabinet – who then unexpectedly book a flight and, via some European airport, London rather than Malpensa, desert the Commission for the private sector. I feel that this is also a question which, although it does not form part of our question for an oral answer, would merit a debate at another time in its own right. Personally, I feel very strongly that there is a need for this. Lastly, I feel that the Commission is making the mistake of giving Commission staff themselves too much say in the selection of new staff. It should retain its right to make such decisions and not delegate this task to its administrative staff."@en1

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