Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-02-Speech-3-024"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agenda2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010502.2.3-024"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-02-Speech-3-0252
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	"Madam President, the various groups here have been adopting positions regarding the matter of Mr Berlusconi’s parliamentary immunity, and I would like to state, on behalf of my own group, that I have been studying some documents relating to earlier cases, which were in the possession of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and which relate to the immunity of the Spanish and other Members. I think it is very important that Parliament should comply with the rules on the waiver of parliamentary immunity in a way that is completely fair and consistent. Having familiarised myself with these precedents, I could not help but come to the conclusion that there were two suitable precedents for concluding that the request to waive Mr Berlusconi’s parliamentary immunity should have been made in plenary immediately after last summer’s recess, and referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs for deliberation. I had the impression that the last argument you put forward, Madam President, was that the requests in question had come from the Spanish Supreme Court through Parliament’s Information Office. My opinion is that this is not a very plausible reason for postponing the issue and delaying discussions on it. Consequently, I can only state that it is the opinion of my group that there was every justification for announcing this request to waive parliamentary immunity in plenary without delay, and referring it to the Committee on Legal Affairs for deliberation. The committee could then have discovered if there were any problems associated with this competent authority. I believe the committee would have been very happy to do that."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause from the Verts/ALE Group)"1

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