Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-10-Speech-1-040"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030210.5.1-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-10-Speech-1-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to draw your attention to something regarding which the Member States here in the European Parliament do not enjoy equal status. Parliament’s Visitors Service is its calling card for the public. Each Member State should have its own permanent official working in the service, who speaks the language of that Member State and can explain to visitors how Parliament works. Parliament has now taken the decision not to have a permanent official who speaks Finnish. Finnish will be the only language not used by any permanent official to give explanations to groups of visitors regarding the work of Parliament. This, I believe, is discrimination against one Member State and one language. It is not in the interests of Parliament if all languages do not have equal status and if one language is merely catered for by temporary assistants or officers, instead of having senior officials telling visitors what happens in Parliament. I hope you will be able to do something about this situation and that the Finnish language will enjoy equal status with the other languages."@en1

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