Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-18-Speech-3-132"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statute and financing of European political parties2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030618.9.3-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-18-Speech-3-1332
lpv:speaker	lp:Pernille Frahm2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Socialistisk Folkeparti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is a little odd, for it sometimes sounds as if it is a question of being either for or against European parties. I think that is absolute nonsense, because we are at present in a situation in which we have no financial aid for European parties and yet we do in actual fact have European parties. It is not up to the Commission or the Council or the European Parliament whether or not we are to have European parties. It is up to those who are politically active in Europe. It is, moreover, up to the people of Europe whether we are to have European parties. Now, we are talking about whether they are to be given money into the bargain. I think that the view being taken, namely the belief that a European democracy or a European public can be brought about through European parties, is quite wrong in a democratic perspective. In my view, it is the other way around. The presence of European democracy and a European public gives rise to European parties. It is the ‘bottom-up’, rather than the ‘top-down’, mentality we should be adopting in this case. This proposal is unfortunately an expression of the ‘top-down’ mentality, and I shall not support it."@en1
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