Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-17-Speech-3-074"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Programme of the German presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070117.3.3-074"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-17-Speech-3-0752
lpv:speaker	lp:Gyula Hegyi2
lpv:spoken text	"One Parliament, one seat: quite a simple idea all over Europe, except the European Union, where we have three seats for the European Parliament, and the Members and thousands of other people actually use two seats for the same goal – one in Brussels, and one in Strasbourg. It costs EUR 250 million per year for our taxpayers, not to mention the environmental damage caused by the hundreds of journeys and thousands of cars travelling between the two cities. During Strasbourg weeks MEPs spend their Mondays and Thursdays making unnecessary trips instead of working and meeting their voters. The German Government has a tough economic policy at home, and it recommends the same measures to other countries, like my homeland, Hungary. I hope the German Presidency will be brave enough to push forward the same economic reform in the EU, not allowing our taxpayers’ money to be thrown away. Let us respect our voters, let us respect the environment, let us encourage Chancellor Merkel to fight for a single seat."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Magyar Szocialista Párt (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CULT (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2005-01-05--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gyula Hegyi (PSE ). –"1

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