Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-25-Speech-4-308-125"

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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	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121025.26.4-308-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-25-Speech-4-308-2502
lpv:speaker	lp:Claudio Morganti2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lega Nord (2009-07-14--2013-11-04)3 member; BUDG (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2011-03-01--2013-09-29)3 member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2012-03-29--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I voted against the appointment of this new Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. I have no quarrel with Mr Mersch’s skills and qualifications, but I continue to find the way in which these representatives are chosen very puzzling. The European Parliament, the only institution democratically elected by EU citizens, is in the position of simply having to approve or reject an appointment that descends from the Council on high. Instead, I think we should have a wider choice, perhaps even a shortlist of names, from which to choose. There have also been criticisms of this appointment on the grounds that it would mean there were no women on the ECB’s Executive Board. I am not a supporter of quotas for women because I think they are counterproductive and can also be humiliating for very capable women. However, while not wishing to get into any feminist battles, whether tokenistic or not, it is a fact that a gender imbalance like this is out of step with the times."@en1

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