Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-26-Speech-3-173"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discharges for the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060426.15.3-173"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-26-Speech-3-1742
lpv:speaker	lp:Piia-Noora Kauppi2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, we could not have debated the budgetary discharge report at a better time than today. The recent echoes we have heard relating to the purchase of the two different office buildings in Strasbourg show that more information on the sub-letting of these buildings by the City of Strasbourg is definitely needed. It appears that the European Parliament might have been considerably overcharged by the City of Strasbourg, which has rented the buildings from a property fund. Yearly, this overcharging might have yielded EUR 2.7 million. This might have been going on for 25 years. I think it is scandalous: not only the subject matter, but the fact that this information has been hidden from us in Parliament until now. The European Parliament should conduct a thorough inquiry to find out as soon as possible if the allegations of overcharging by the City of Strasbourg are true. If this turns out to be the case, the European Parliament should immediately consider taking appropriate legal action against the City of Strasbourg. Moreover, I have been surprised to hear that the Mayor of Strasbourg has refused to answer the questions of the Vice-President of this House on this matter. I wonder how the communication policy of the City of Strasbourg – usually so prompt, cautious and even pampering towards MEPs – changed so suddenly. On behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, I would like to say that, in general, the budget discharge reports do not give enough relevant information as to how the budget has succeeded in promoting equal opportunities for women in the enlarged Union, nor do they provide the possibility of assessing the impact of the budget from a gender perspective, despite the request of this House on gender budgeting. In the future, relevant information on gender mainstreaming policies should be delivered by the Commission and this information should be included in the budget discharge reports. We have demanded it so many times; I think it is time for the Commission to do this."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2008-11-18)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2008-12-31)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; JURI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Piia-Noora Kauppi (PPE-DE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality"1

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