Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-05-10-Speech-2-385-750"
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"In view of the current economic situation, the European Parliament has a duty to set an example in terms of cutting costs. Among the intended cost-saving measures, it has been decided that an interpretation service will automatically be provided for meetings of working groups in six languages only (French, German, English, Polish, Spanish and Italian), whilst other languages will only be made available if Members request them. Other demands include rules restricting long distance journeys by official Parliament cars. The resolution also calls for a long-term review of Parliament’s budget with a view to reducing costs. This vote also provided an opportunity to revive the debate on where the seat of the European Parliament should be. However, this situation is linked to a historical background and to legal statutes that cannot be challenged on the basis of often mistaken attacks concerning the costs or problems associated with the dispersal of the European Parliament’s premises. There is no question of choosing between Strasbourg and Brussels in this instance, since according to the Treaties that founded our Union in the beginning, Strasbourg is the rule and Brussels the exception."@en1
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