Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-21-Speech-3-210"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20040421.8.3-210"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
The reason I have voted against this report is mirrored in the roll-call votes that have been taken, on the Members’ Statute and on maintaining Strasbourg as Parliament's seat.
As regards the first matter, although I agree with many of the amendments that were tabled, I believe they only make sense if incorporated into a future Members’ Statute, as the rapporteur to a certain extent acknowledges in his explanatory statement. There is no guarantee that this Statute will enter into force, as I would like to see – a desire that I have expressed clearly in previous votes. In fact, it was even rejected recently by the Council.
Concerning keeping Parliament’s seat in Strasbourg, I fully realise that any change to the current situation will require a corresponding change to the Treaties. Nevertheless, there is no reason why I should not express my position on the matter, which has nothing to do with having less regard for France or the French. What it reveals is my opposition in principle to a regrettable duplication of costs, with no visible benefit, either for the quality of the workings of Parliament or for the working conditions of its Members and staff."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples