Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-12-Speech-3-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020612.3.3-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-12-Speech-3-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Hélène Gillig2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EMPL (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we have just voted in favour of a monthly plenary session reduced to four days. Four days, which means three days of work – is that serious, is it effective? No, of course not, and in any case those people who proposed it were also proposing to extend other sessions, even though they are aware that the extravagant use of time which we experience during those sessions, and the frustrations caused by the little time that Members have to express themselves, are not reasonable. The problem is, however, that, using the length of sessions as a pretext, it is the Strasbourg sitting that is being called into question. In my view, the basic problem, and I am determined to say it because I opposed this decision, lies not in any opposition between two cities, but rather in the opposition between two visions of Europe. There is the centralising vision, which wants to concentrate on a single place, Brussels, on the grounds of alleged rationality, of self-styled efficacy, a technocratic vision if you like, and then there is the decentralised, pluralist vision, the vision of a multi-dimensional Europe which has to be able to work from several centres of decision-making, thereby recognising and respecting the cultural diversities and identities of which it is composed. After enlargement, it will be not only Brussels, but also Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, and perhaps another location which will have to be established and promoted in order to meet the needs of the enlarged Europe which we are creating. That is why I opposed this reduction in the length of the plenary session."@en1

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