Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-25-Speech-4-306-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121025.26.4-306-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-25-Speech-4-307-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Goebbels2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CRIM (2012-03-28--2013-10-23)3 substitute; ECON (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Of 754 MEPs, 325 voted against Mr Mersch’s appointment to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, while 300 MEPs voted for him. Since only 674 MEPs took part in the vote, there was no qualified majority against Yves Mersch. Therefore, the parliamentary vote carries even less weight, since, according to the Treaty, Parliament may only issue an opinion. The ECB is the central bank of the euro area, which is made up of 17 countries represented in Parliament by 481 MEPs, while 273 MEPs are from countries that are not part of the euro area. These MEPs also took part in the vote, which actually concerns only the euro area. Many of these 273 MEPs are anti-European and voted against Mr Mersch, the scapegoat not only for pseudo-feminists, but also for the enemies of Europe and of the euro in particular. Faced with a unanimous proposal from finance ministers and a positive opinion from the Governing Council of the ECB, the opinion of the European Parliament carries little weight. The European Council must carry on regardless and appoint Mr Mersch without further ado to the ECB Executive Board, which has had a vacant seat since last May."@en1

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