Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-060-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110707.4.4-060-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-07-Speech-4-061-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Søren Bo Søndergaard2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-02-04)3 substitute; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)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--2014-02-04)3 unknown; Folkebevægelsen mod EU (2009-07-14--2014-02-04)3 member; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-02-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, what is democracy? Is it the right to vote every five years? No, it is not. In a true democracy, the election is merely a parenthetical event in the democratic process, which takes place in between the elections. The question is, therefore, whether the proposal to place 25 MEPs on European lists will strengthen democracy between the elections. Will it reduce the distance between the voters and those they vote for? I believe that this group will be even more disconnected from voters. At the same time, the proposal will result in more MEPs for the large countries. If you want to have a lot of votes for people on a European list, you would obviously not nominate a lead candidate from Finland or Malta. On the contrary, you would nominate candidates from Germany, France and the United Kingdom. In short, the proposal would result in less diversity, less accountability and less democracy. I would like to thank Mr Duff for his sterling work, but I cannot support the proposal."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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