Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-10-Speech-1-022"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Order of business2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011210.3.1-022"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-10-Speech-1-0232
lpv:speaker	lp:Struan Stevenson2
lpv:spoken text	"I wish to make a point of order to draw the attention of this House to the grave discourtesy and disrespect shown to it by a member of the Belgian presidency. I refer to Mrs Magda Aelvoet, Minister for Consumer Protection, Public Health and the Environment in the Federal Parliament of Belgium. I wrote to Mrs Aelvoet on 13 June 2001 – and that letter was signed by 20 Members of this House – requesting a meeting with her to raise the question of the fraudulent importation of cat and dog fur products into the EU from Asia and China. We received no reply to that letter. I wrote again on 12 July 2001 and received no reply. Mrs Alvoet came here to Strasbourg on 12 September 2001 to address an intergroup meeting on animal welfare. I raised this issue with her: she said that she had written to me and had extended an invitation to the MEPs who had signed the letter with me to come and meet her in Brussels. When I returned to Brussels, there was no sign of this letter. I wrote for a third time to Mrs Aelvoet requesting the letter and have received no reply. Three times I have followed up with telephone calls and again received no reply. I find this a grave discourtesy to the Members of this House who signed that letter and I also find it astonishing that a minister in the EU presidency should come before a packed meeting of an intergroup and say that she has written to me when she knew full well that this was a lie and no letter had been sent. I hope, therefore, Madam President that you will confirm, on behalf of this House, that this sort of behaviour by a minister in the presidency is gravely discourteous and not going to be tolerated in future."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2002-03-07)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Stevenson (PPE-DE )."1

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