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The vote of 9 April was nothing less than an attempted coup against Community law. By illegally reducing the number of sessions for 2004 from 12 to 10, a coalition of honourable Members, whose antipathy to the notion of Strasbourg as seat of the European Parliament has long been known, has seriously undermined the treaties. These honourable Members have also, and no less importantly, undermined this town’s status as a symbol of Franco-German reconciliation.
The time has now come to redress the harm done by what can only be called an anti-Strasbourg plot. To this end, my group has supported the proposal before the Conference of Presidents, calling for an extra week to be added to the draft calendar for 2004.
This is the only course of action in keeping with the letter and spirit of the treaties. Furthermore, however, as we approach the crucial moment of enlargement, the European Parliament should bring to bear the full weight of its vote in order to make a political statement of its desire to remain in Strasbourg."@en1
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