Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-21-Speech-3-176"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-10-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20091021.9.3-176"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-21-Speech-3-1772
lpv:speaker	lp:Ashley Fox2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I want to express my disappointment that yet again, this Parliament is considering a report that pre-empts the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. I wonder whether we would be having this debate today if the German Constitutional Court were still considering the Treaty. I suspect not, and I ask why the Czech Republic is treated differently. As the English author, George Orwell, might have observed, all Member States are equal, but some are more equal than others. I want to speak against the setting-up of a European diplomatic college. At a time when all Member States face huge budgetary pressures, the EU should show restraint. We should act as guardians of the public purse. Our aim should be to spend public money prudently and endeavour to return money to the Member States and the taxpayers we represent, when we can. This proposal is uncosted. It is another example of how some Members of this Chamber are all too eager to make grand gestures with other people’s money. A European diplomatic college is a waste of money and would become another burden on the taxpayer. I wish to remind colleagues that any common position on foreign policy would be determined by the Member States represented in the Council, not by the Commission, and certainly not by this Parliament. Any additional staff the EEAS requires should be seconded from the Member States, and they require no separate training. The policy that they will represent to the world will be that of the Council of Ministers, not some independent European policy. A diplomatic college would only become necessary if the EU were to take control of foreign affairs away from the Member States. I hope that day never comes and I will do my utmost to prevent it."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a question under Rule 149(8))"1 "Ashley Fox,"1 "on behalf of the ECR Group."1
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