Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2013-11-20-Speech-3-537-921"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2013-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20131120.63.3-537-921"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2013-11-20-Speech-3-537-9372
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"Upon becoming familiar with the functions of the European Parliament, I, like many other citizens, was bemused to discover that, for one week every month, the European Parliament transports itself from Brussels to Strasbourg. As one can easily imagine, the costs involved in such an operation are vast, estimated at EUR 180 million a year. There are also significant environmental consequences to the current arrangement, with the best estimation being that it produces 19 000 tonnes of CO a year. As a member of the single seat steering group of the European Parliament, I wholeheartedly voted in favour of this report. The Parliament has now sent a strong message to the European Council, that this expenditure can no longer be justified. It is my sincere hope that the Council will see sense and make it possible to end the travelling circus once and for all."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)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 (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"2"1 "Phil Prendergast (S&D ),"1 "in writing"1

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