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"Mr President, I too would like to congratulate Mrs Gill on her excellent report. I fully agree with the majority of her views and proposals concerning this intermediary stage of the parliamentary budget. I would congratulate her in particular on having wanted to emphasise most firmly her wish to see increased use of new technologies in our institution, as well as in the institutions in general, in particular with a view to enlargement.
In this regard, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Gill, my dear friends here today, I strongly recommend that, tomorrow, we adopt the amendment concerning precisely these new technologies, which we in the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance tabled together with Mrs Buitenweg and which was adopted by a narrow majority in committee.
What does it involve? Our institution respects the principle of public debate. Moreover, the House is half-full today. We are pleased about this, as we feel less alone, but there are 150, maybe 200 people here, whereas an enlarged Europe will comprise between 300 and 350 million inhabitants. The Internet is a wonderful tool that is available to us. It is not an information tool in the strictest sense of the word, it is not for advertising, but it is a working tool for those who are interested.
Even today – we did not know this, Mrs Gill – Parliament is broadcasting our plenary session on the Internet. What are we asking? We, like you, are asking for the use of new technologies, including the Internet, to be encouraged, in order to allow each and every citizen to follow our plenary session from their own homes should they wish to do so.
Why should our Parliamentary committees not also do this? Some have an interest in our debates on the environment. This way, they will be able to follow them. It is not very expensive. You have already expressed your desire to set a fixed sum for the 2004 budget. We call, by means of this amendment, for Parliament, from this year on, to be able to carry out tests to determine the cost – which we believe to be very low (other parliaments are already doing this) – of broadcasting committee meetings, not, I would emphasise, on topical subjects of major importance, but, I reiterate, on our daily work. In universities and other environments, there are always people who have an interest in all our debates, whatever the subject. That is the recommendation I would make to you for tomorrow, and I congratulate Mrs Gill once again on her report."@en1
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