Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-07-Speech-2-544"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-09-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"mt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100907.33.2-544"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-07-Speech-2-5452
lpv:speaker	lp:Simon Busuttil2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; IMCO (2010-06-02--2012-01-18)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3
lpv:translated text	"I believe that freedom of expression and the protection of the media in European Union countries are far from perfect and if we each look at our own country, we will doubtless find things we would object to. There is nothing wrong with that. However, to maintain that there is a blatant breach of the freedom of expression in the European Union countries is, in my opinion, taking this debate a bit too far. I would like to recall last October’s Parliamentary debate on a resolution which did not get this Parliament’s vote. The resolution’s aim in that particular case was to condemn the Italian Government. In my opinion, the message that this Chamber sent when the resolution was rejected was clear: the only place for these debates is within the national parliaments and they should not be brought before the European Parliament. It is simple; this was the message passed on by this Chamber last October and therefore, I believe that meddling in affairs which do not fall under our competence will diminish, rather than strengthen, the respect that our citizens and electors have for us. Therefore, I very much appreciate the clear way in which the Commission has expressed itself today, in saying that there is no doubt as to the fact that there is no evidence that can suggest any case of a breach of the freedom of expression and of the expression of the media in any European Union country, and I believe that this should suffice to end this debate."@en1
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