Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-17-Speech-4-056"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Status and financing of European political parties2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010517.3.4-056"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-17-Speech-4-0572
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Onesta2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-12-16--2002-01-14)3,3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, first I wanted to return for a few seconds to what happened this morning. My group is slightly concerned about procedural squabbles ruining this text, which is important to us. We hope that the fact that there was a sort of forced passage this morning is not going to secure the future of this text because, for us, it is imperative to have transparent financing for these European political parties. We are well aware of what those who reject this financing mechanism are waiting for. They still prefer the system where suitcases of banknotes are handed over in the dark. As things stand, it must be flatly stated that the report which has emerged from the Committee on Constitutional Affairs is still not acceptable. It does not really ensure transparency. The democratic threshold for accessing the financing is far too high. As for the type of financing, we are extremely disturbed to see that this text allows private companies to finance parties. Everyone is perfectly well aware of what that means too: when a company finances a party, it is hoping for advantages in return. That is called organised corruption. We therefore hope – because there are now some very good compromise amendments on the table – that this transparency will be strengthened, and that, as my friend Andrew Duff has said, the democratic threshold will indeed be lowered, five right away, and a quarter of the Member States after Nice. Above all we hope private financing will be totally banned, because it is not our calling in the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance to organise corruption, even if done transparently. I hereby announce that if private companies are allowed to use their money to buy political parties at European level, our group will not vote for this report at the end of the day."@en1

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