Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-23-Speech-3-009-000"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Jerzy Buzek2
lpv:spokenAs	president; Parliament's Bureau (2009-07-14--2012-01-16)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 chair; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-30--2012-01-16)3 president; Conference of Presidents (2009-07-14--2012-01-16)3 president; European Parliament (2009-07-14--2012-01-16)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-30--2012-01-16)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-21--2012-02-02)3
lpv:translated text	"A second piece of information is that there is disturbing news coming from countries in our distant neighbourhood: Bahrain, Syria and Yemen. In all of these countries, force has been used to suppress demonstrations being made by people who are demanding democratic change. I will keep you informed of developments as they happen. Governments which use guns against their own citizens lose all democratic legitimacy. The violence must be halted, and those responsible put on trial. The next piece of information: I would like to inform you that we have received notice, today, of the resignation from Parliament of one of our fellow Members – Mr Thaler. A second Member, Mr Strasser, has notified his intention to resign from Parliament in the next few days. A third Member – Mr Severin – has left the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and has become a non-attached Member. These resignations are a consequence of the serious accusations which have appeared in the press about the improper behaviour of some Members of this House. This morning I called an emergency meeting of the Bureau to discuss the situation. We are meeting again this evening to continue our discussion. Speaking on behalf of the Bureau of the European Parliament and, I think, on behalf of the majority of fellow Members in this Chamber, we are determined to pursue a zero tolerance policy towards the actions which have led to the resignations of our fellow Members. As President elected by you, ladies and gentlemen, I am determined to uphold the integrity of this House and all its Members. I would like to remind you of the great public responsibility resting on us as representatives elected by the people. The citizens have entrusted us with the right to exercise authority on their behalf. We must not disappoint that trust. The Bureau has decided that we must learn the lessons of this unfortunate incident. Parliament is trying to establish all the facts. We will cooperate fully with all competent authorities to explain everything that has happened and to verify all the information. At the request of the Bureau, I will be in contact with the national ministries for foreign affairs of the countries of the Members concerned to establish what action the judicial authorities in these countries intend to take. In Parliament, we must attend to strengthening our internal code of conduct for matters of this kind in the future, and this includes more severe sanctions. We think the recent events show the need for the existence of a legally-binding code of conduct for lobbies operating in the institutions of the European Union."@en1
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