Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-17-Speech-3-141"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000517.8.3-141"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-17-Speech-3-1422
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	"Thank you very much, Mr President. I would like to join my colleagues in thanking Commissioner Monti for consulting Parliament on this matter and in congratulating our rapporteur for her great job. The tenor of this report relates to analysing which public undertakings can receive financial aid from the Member State governments operating within the EU. There are clearly opposing views in this House on this subject matter. There are those who would like to see undertakings which are only in direct competition with the private sector to be subject to the terms of this directive, whilst others would propose that public undertakings which are clearly of a general interest could fall within the exceptions in this directive. It can be said that the right reserved to Member States to determine what constitutes service of general interest is preserved, and the one area that I would like to deal with specifically is the question of broadcasting. I would like to remind this House that the protocol attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam of the EU recognises that the system of public broadcasting within Member States of the EU is directly related to the democratic, social and cultural needs of our society. We must ensure that with the advance of new technology the public service broadcast ethos is not undermined. I would argue that it is more essential, now that we have a strong public service broadcasting sector, to ensure the maintenance of that democratic, social and cultural sector. In conclusion, Mr President, this is why I believe the role of public service broadcasters must be maintained, and while I welcome the fact that the right must be reserved to Member States to determine what constitutes ..."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2001-01-30)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut the speaker off)"1 "Crowley (UEN )."1

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