Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-06-14-Speech-4-264-875"
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"We voted for this motion for a resolution because all EU documents should be easily accessible and available in all official EU languages. For a long time we have been repeatedly denouncing, in detail, the abuses of multilingualism by the EU institutions. In order for there to be democracy in an EU with 23 official languages, they must all be respected and treated equally. That is not the case at present. The work carried out by Parliament is one example. It is regrettable that the same political groups now acknowledging the importance of ensuring respect for multilingualism in public consultation processes have approved cuts to Parliament’s translation and interpretation services, thereby compromising this very respect for the various languages of the EU. We included this criticism in our resolution. Troubling statements are being made by the Commission and some representatives from the most populous countries, particularly the United Kingdom, saying openly that multilingualism should be respected insofar as ‘budgetary constraints’ allow. We will remain vigilant in this regard in the future, fighting any and every limitation or attack on democracy, in particular by the EU institutions."@en1
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