Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-04-06-Speech-3-349-750"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-04-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110406.29.3-349-750"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-04-06-Speech-3-349-8752
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-29--2012-02-12)3 vice-chair; CONT (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Groen (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2009-09-16--2012-02-05)3
lpv:translated text	"I voted against the estimates for the EP’s 2011 expenditure and income because the resolution contains a number of things which I cannot endorse. I object to yet another increase in Parliament’s budget. Parliament is selling this exercise as a budgetary decrease, when, in reality, this is about a decrease in the curve of resources used. In these times of crisis and cutbacks, a freeze on spending would seem to me to be a more appropriate measure. The amendments tabled by some Members requiring a degree of frugality (not flying business class on flights under four hours; freezing allowances for secretarial expenses etc.) have all been voted down, which is regrettable. In addition, I voted in favour of the Museum of European History project being scrapped, not because I find such a project uninteresting or unimportant, but because I do not believe that such a project should be set up by Parliament with funds from its own budget. Besides, the costs of the project which has been scheduled for Brussels are running totally out of control. For this reason, I voted in favour of the amendment which explicitly states that a closer eye needs to be kept on the cost centre."@en1

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