Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-02-Speech-2-357"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"I will give a bit of clarification and put my question more broadly. The President-in-Office has answered some of the points that I raised and I thank him for that. He is right. My position is that I think it is an anomaly that we allow countries like French Guiana to be a full part of the European Union with all the benefits and advantages entailed – not just French territories, but Martinique and Guadeloupe come to mind. And yet within Europe – and the President-in-Office has referred to the negotiation process that is taking place with Croatia and perhaps with Turkey – we put up resistance; there are countries in the European Union which are not happy about that. But then there are other anomalies closer at hand – the Channel Islands, Jersey and Guernsey, which are not in the European Union, exempt from legislation. They are tax havens where rich people are allowed to avoid paying everything that everyone else does. Is this position, or are these anomalies, discussed in Council? Can the President-in-Office defend the situation where French Guiana is part of the European Union, and does he think this will continue, not just in the short term but in the long term? Could he look into his crystal ball and give me a bit of insight into the way the European Union is going in a global sense?"@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Robert Evans (PSE ). -"1
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