Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-05-05-Speech-3-794"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-05-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament - Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100505.72.3-794"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-05-05-Speech-3-3912
lpv:speaker	lp:John Attard-montalto2
lpv:spoken text	"I feel that it is not equitable that those countries which have been allocated additional seats in the EP are not yet represented. I am not talking only on behalf of Malta which has been allocated the 6th seat but also with regards to all the other countries which found themselves in the same position. It is a fact that there are legal and constitutional constraints to be overcome in order for the new European parliamentarians to take their rightful seats. On the other hand the time which has elapsed from the EP elections of June 2009 illustrates that the EU has become a cumbersome institution which takes months, if not years, to activate parts of the Lisbon Treaty which was finally approved less than 6 months ago. Apart from the deficiency in representation regarding the countries involved, there is another element which I feel requires immediate attention. I am referring to the human element. Eighteen prospective parliamentarians must be going through a very difficult period in their life especially from the psychological point of view. I am sure that there isn't one present European parliamentarian who does not understand the plight of these eighteen politicians."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iraq (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"John Attard-Montalto (S&D ),"1 "in writing."1

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