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Following Mr Goebbels’ excellent report, a motion has been tabled in the European Parliament that is too narrowly framed from the outset.
Moreover, the Commission’s representative expressed a position on its behalf, that is, firstly, false and, secondly, unacceptable, as it does not mention all the abuses now being committed other than terrorism, such as the international financing of the drugs trade and corruption.
Finally, a majority in Parliament, either inattentive or complacent, rejected many constructive amendments, including the creation of an Economic and Social Security Council, the need for better representation of all continents in global financial institutions, and the need to restrict financial transactions with Member States and off-shore centres which do not abide by even minimal international regulations.
Parliament has even refused to declare that ‘financial speculation is one of the major causes of international financial instability’.
When democratic parliamentary institutions refuse to acknowledge the evidence, they cease to serve the common good. The reason that I abstained was in order to highlight this, as I did not wish to counter the few positive effects that can still be found in the resolution after the report has foundered."@en1
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