Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-138"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020611.8.2-138"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-11-Speech-2-1392
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Onesta2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-president; European Parliament (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, in the opinion of my group, although the rapporteur’s resolution is indisputably satisfactory, the Council text is mediocre. It is true that we have made progress with regard to Gibraltar, and I am pleased for our British and Spanish friends, as well as for the people of Gibraltar. That said, however, how can the citizens understand that we have European political families when some Members of this Parliament are not elected transnationally? What is more, how can we explain that a very flexible mandate incompatibility system will preserve overlaps between the offices of members of a national parliament and Members of the European Parliament for a long time to come? Lastly, how can we explain to the female half of the human race that European electoral law says nothing about gender equality? I am glad to say that these points are included in the rapporteur’s resolution, but we are quite aware that these are only recitals and that the Council and the Member States can do with them as they will. I would like to draw the attention of the Council to one point: territorial division. It is said, in French at least, that this will not affect the essentially proportional nature of the voting system. The word ‘essentially’ is interesting, firstly because it was not translated into all languages; some Council versions even omitted the adverb. Moreover, what is meant by ‘essentially’? This concept means that in effect, by chopping up the electoral territory, we may well end up with lists of two or three MEPs in a constituency, meaning that the electoral threshold will become 20 or 30%. This will certainly simplify debates in this Chamber tremendously, but to the detriment of representativeness. There is no point to proportionality unless it guarantees that citizens are properly represented. That is why we are trying to combat this threshold effect in the recitals that have been adopted, and I would like to thank officially our rapporteur and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs while hoping that the Council will come round to this position. That is why my group has not yet decided whether to vote to endorse this mediocre text."@en1

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