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lpv:spoken text	". Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)²³ member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)²³ member; INTA (2007-01-31--2008-09-30)²³
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@cs¹ "Fru formand! Vores forhandling om denne mundtlige forespørgsel er selve sindbilledet på, hvad der er galt med EU. For det første skal vi forhandle med WTO gennem én mand, som repræsenterer ikke mindre end 27 nationer. Han har ikke noget folkeligt mandat og i lyset af hans meritter inden for britisk politik ville han ikke være blevet valgt til at styre en byfest. Jeg ønsker ikke, at en EU-repræsentant skal tale for mit land i WTO. Jeg vil have en repræsentant for Hendes Majestæts regering, som ikke bare kender mit land, men også holder af det. Så er der hele spørgsmålet om konkurrence ved licitationer. Kina blev nævnt som en potentiel udbyder i den mundtlige forespørgsel og kan meget vel være yderst konkurrencedygtig. Selv om jeg fordømmer undertrykkelsen af individuelle frihedsrettigheder i Kina, ved kineserne et par ting om at køre en succesfuld økonomi. Regeringen bruger kun omkring 20 % af BNP, mens dette tal i euroområdet lå på 47,5 % i 2005. I Kina kører erhvervslivet med kun let indgriben fra lovgiverne. I EU er vi i gang med at regulere os ihjel. I 2005 lovede hr. Blair, at det britiske formandskab ville begrænse bureaukratiet. Det gjorde man overhovedet ikke. Hvor mange tusind sider føjede man ikke til bjerget af lovgivning? Mit land blev narret med i EU i 1973 med løfter om, at det kun var et frihandelsområde. Det er, som det burde være: intet Parlament, ingen Kommission, ingen direktiver. I stedet er det blevet et bureaukratisk uhyre, der ødelægger vores økonomi."@da² ". Frau Präsidentin! Unsere Debatte über diese mündliche Anfrage bringt vieles von dem auf den Punkt, woran es in der Europäischen Union hapert. Erstens müssen wir uns mit der WTO über einen einzigen Mann befassen, der sage und schreibe 27 Nationen repräsentiert. Er hat kein Mandat der Bevölkerung, und ausgehend von seinen bisherigen Leistungen in der britischen Politik wäre er nicht einmal mit der Veranstaltung eines Dorffests betraut worden. Ich will nicht, dass ein Vertreter der EU bei der WTO für mein Land spricht. Ich will einen Vertreter der Regierung Ihrer Majestät, der mein Land nicht nur kennt, sondern dem auch etwas daran liegt. Dann ist da die ganze Frage der Ausschreibungen. China wurde in der mündlichen Anfrage als möglicher Auftragnehmer genannt, und seine Wettbewerbsfähigkeit kann durchaus sehr groß sein. Ich verurteile zwar die Unterdrückung individueller Rechte und Freiheiten in China, aber die Chinesen wissen schon, wie man eine erfolgreiche Wirtschaft führt. Die Staatsausgaben betragen lediglich 20 % des BIP, während sie in der Eurozone im Jahr 2005 bei 47,5 % lagen. In China wird die Wirtschaft nur zurückhaltend reguliert. In der Europäischen Union regulieren wir uns zu Tode. Premierminister Blair hat im Jahr 2005 versprochen, dass die britische Ratspräsidentschaft Bürokratie abbauen werde. Sie tat nichts dergleichen. Um wie viele Tausend Seiten wuchs damals der Berg der Rechtsvorschriften? Mein Land wurde 1973 unter dem Vorwand in die Europäische Union gelockt, dass es sich lediglich um eine Freihandelszone handele. Mehr sollte sie auch nicht sein: kein Parlament, keine Kommission, keine Richtlinien. Stattdessen hat sie sich zu einem bürokratischen Monster entwickelt, das unsere Wirtschaft in den Ruin treibt."@de⁹ "Κυρία Πρόεδρε, η συζήτηση που διεξάγουμε σχετικά με αυτήν την προφορική ερώτηση συνοψίζει πολλά από τα «στραβά» της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Πρώτον, καλούμαστε να αντιμετωπίσουμε τον ΠΟΕ μέσω ενός ανθρώπου που εκπροσωπεί τουλάχιστον 27 έθνη. Δεν έχει λαϊκή εντολή και λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την πορεία του στη βρετανική πολιτική σκηνή δεν θα επιλεγόταν ούτε για να οργανώσει ένα πανηγύρι σε χωριό. Δεν θέλω να μιλά εξ ονόματος της χώρας μου στον ΠΟΕ ένας εκπρόσωπος της ΕΕ. Θέλω έναν εκπρόσωπο της κυβέρνησης της Αυτής Μεγαλειότητας που όχι μόνο γνωρίζει τη χώρα μου αλλά και που ενδιαφέρεται για αυτήν. Επίσης υπάρχει το όλο θέμα της ανταγωνιστικής υποβολής προσφορών. Η Κίνα αναφέρθηκε ως δυνητικός πάροχος στην προφορική ερώτηση και μπορεί να είναι εξαιρετικά ανταγωνιστική. Μολονότι καταδικάζω την καταπίεση των ατομικών ελευθεριών και δικαιωμάτων στην Κίνα, οι Κινέζοι γνωρίζουν αρκετά για τη λειτουργία μιας επιτυχούς οικονομίας. Οι δημόσιες δαπάνες αντιστοιχούν μόνο στο 20% του ΑΕγχΠ, ενώ στην ευρωζώνη ανήλθαν σε 47,5% το 2005. Στην Κίνα, οι επιχειρήσεις λειτουργούν με μια ήπια ρυθμιστική εποπτεία. Στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, εφαρμόζουμε ρυθμίσεις σε υπερβολικό βαθμό. Το 2005 ο κ. Μπλερ δεσμεύτηκε ότι η βρετανική Προεδρία θα μείωνε τη γραφειοκρατία. Δεν έκανε τίποτα τέτοιο. Πόσες χιλιάδες σελίδες άραγε πρόσθεσε στο βουνό της νομοθεσίας; Η χώρα μου ξεγελάστηκε και προσχώρησε στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση το 1973 θεωρώντας ότι ήταν απλώς ένας χώρος ελεύθερου εμπορίου. Μόνο αυτό θα έπρεπε να είναι: χωρίς Κοινοβούλιο, χωρίς Επιτροπή, χωρίς οδηγίες. Αντί για αυτό, έγινε ένα γραφειοκρατικό τέρας που ρημάζει την οικονομία μας."@el¹⁰ "Señora Presidenta, el debate que estamos celebrando sobre esta pregunta oral ejemplifica todo lo que funciona mal en la Unión Europea. En primer lugar, tenemos que negociar con la OMC a través de un hombre que representa a no menos de 27 países. No tiene mandato popular y a la luz de su trayectoria en la política británica no habría resultado elegido ni para organizar la fiesta mayor de su pueblo. No quiero que un representante de la UE hable en nombre de mi país ante la OMC. Quiero a un representante del Gobierno de Su Majestad que no solo conozca mi país, sino que defienda también sus intereses. Luego está toda la cuestión de la licitación competitiva. En la pregunta oral se habla de China como proveedor potencial y es muy posible que sea sumamente competitiva. Aunque condeno la supresión de las libertades y derechos de la persona en China, los chinos saben unas cuantas cosas sobre la manera de dirigir una economía próspera. El gasto público ronda tan solo el 20 % del PIB, mientras que en la zona del euro fue del 47,5 % en 2005. En China, las empresas funcionan con una normativa muy laxa. En la Unión Europea nos autorregulamos hasta el último detalle. En 2005, el señor Blair prometió que la Presidencia británica reduciría la burocracia. No ha hecho nada al respecto. ¿Cuántos miles de páginas ha añadido a la montaña de normas? Engañaron a mi país para que entrara en la Unión Europea en 1973 diciendo que no sería más que una zona de libre comercio. Y eso es todo lo que debiera ser: sin Parlamento, sin Comisión, sin directivas. En su lugar, se ha convertido en un monstruo burocrático que está hundiendo nuestra economía."@es²¹ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@et⁵ ". Arvoisa puhemies, keskustelumme tästä suullisesta kysymyksestä ilmentää erittäin hyvin sitä, mikä Euroopan unionissa on vialla. Ensinnäkin EU:n suhteita WTO:hon hoitaa yksi ainoa edustaja jopa 27 kansakunnan puolesta. Hän ei ole kansan valtuuttama, ja hänen Yhdistyneessä kuningaskunnassa saavuttamiensa poliittisten ansioiden perusteella häntä ei olisi valittu johtamaan edes kyläjuhlia. En halua EU:n edustajan puhuvan maani puolesta WTO:ssa. Haluan, että sen tekee Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan hallituksen edustaja, joka paitsi tuntee maani myös välittää siitä. Käsittelen vielä tarjouskilpailuihin liittyviä seikkoja. Suullisessa kysymyksessä Kiina mainittiin potentiaalisena toimittajana, ja se saattaakin olla hyvin kilpailukykyinen. Vaikka tuomitsenkin yksilön vapauksien ja oikeuksien tukahduttamisen Kiinassa, kiinalaiset ovat hyvin perillä siitä, miten hoidetaan kukoistavaa taloutta. Siellä julkiset menot ovat vain noin 20 prosenttia BKT:sta, kun taas euroalueella ne olivat vuonna 2005 noin 47,5 prosenttia. Kiinassa liiketoimintaa säännellään kevyesti, kun taas Euroopan unioni sääntelee itsensä hengiltä. Vuonna 2005 pääministeri Blair lupasi puheenjohtajavaltio Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan karsivan turhaa byrokratiaa. Se ei tehnyt mitään tämänsuuntaista. Moniako tuhansia sivuja se lisäsi jo ennestään raskaaseen lainsäädäntötaakkaan? Maani huijattiin liittymään Euroopan unioniin vuonna 1973 uskottelemalla, että se on pelkkä vapaakauppa-alue. Sellaiseksi sen pitäisi jäädäkin: ei tarvita parlamenttia, komissiota tai direktiivejä. EU:sta on sen sijaan tullut taloutemme raunioittava byrokraattinen hirviö."@fi⁷ "Madame la Présidente, le débat que nous avons sur cette question orale est l’illustration parfaite du problème de l’Union européenne. Tout d’abord, nous devons traiter avec l’OMC à travers un homme qui représente pas moins de 27 nations. Il n’a pas de mandat populaire et, à la lumière de ses réalisations dans la vie politique anglaise, il n’aurait pas été choisi pour s’occuper d’une fête de village. Je ne veux pas qu’un représentant de l’Union européenne parle au nom de mon pays au sein de l’OMC. Je veux un représentant du gouvernement de Sa Gracieuse Majesté qui connaisse non seulement mon pays, mais qui s’en soucie également. Il y a ensuite toute la question de l’appel d’offres concurrentiel. La question orale a mentionné la Chine comme fournisseur potentiel, celle-ci pourrait bien être très concurrentielle. Bien que je condamne la suppression de libertés individuelles et de droits en Chine, force est de constater que les Chinois savent comment faire marcher l’économie. Les dépenses du gouvernement n’atteignent que 20 % du PNB, alors qu’elles atteignaient 47,5 % dans la zone euro en 2005. En Chine, les affaires tournent avec un soupçon de réglementation. Dans l’Union européenne, nous réglementons à outrance. En 2005, M. Blair a promis que la présidence britannique réduirait la paperasserie. Elle n’en a rien fait. Combien de milliers de pages a-t-elle ajoutés à la montagne de textes existante? Mon pays a rejoint l’Union européenne en 1973 sur la foi qu’il s’agissait seulement d’une zone de libre-échange. Voilà tout ce qu’elle devrait être: pas de Parlement, pas de Commission, pas de directives. Au lieu de cela, c’est devenu un monstre bureaucratique qui démolit notre économie."@fr⁸ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@hu¹¹ "Signora Presidente, la discussione che stiamo svolgendo su questa interrogazione orale è una perfetta sintesi di ciò che non va nell’Unione europea. In primo luogo, dobbiamo trattare con l’OMC per il tramite di un uomo che rappresenta nientemeno che 27 nazioni, il quale non ha alcun mandato popolare e alla luce del suo passato nella politica britannica non sarebbe stato scelto nemmeno per gestire una festa di paese. Io non voglio che un rappresentante dell’Unione europea parli per il mio paese all’OMC. Voglio un rappresentante del governo di Sua Maestà che non solo conosca il mio paese, ma che se ne preoccupi anche. C’è poi l’intera questione delle licitazioni concorrenziali. La Cina è stata menzionata nell’interrogazione orale come un potenziale fornitore e potrebbe benissimo essere altamente competitiva. Anche se condanno la soppressione delle libertà e dei diritti individuali in Cina, bisogna dire che i cinesi sanno come gestire un’economia di successo. La spesa pubblica ammonta appena al 20 per cento circa del PIL, mentre nella zona dell’euro era al 47,5 per cento nel 2005. In Cina le imprese operano con un minimo intervento normativo. Nell’Unione europea invece ci stiamo ammazzando a colpi di regolamentazione. Nel 2005 Blair promise che la Presidenza britannica avrebbe tagliato la burocrazia. Non ha fatto niente del genere. Quante migliaia di pagine ha aggiunto alla montagna di legislazione? Il mio paese è stato convinto con l’inganno a entrare nell’Unione europea nel 1973, poiché ci era stato assicurato che era solo una zona di libero scambio. Questo è tutto ciò che dovrebbe essere: nessun Parlamento, nessuna Commissione, niente direttive. Invece è diventato un mostro burocratico che sta rovinando la nostra economia."@it¹² "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@lt¹⁴ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@lv¹³ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@mt¹⁵ "Mevrouw de Voorzitter, het debat dat wij over dit onderwerp voeren, is in hoge mate karakteristiek voor wat er mis is met de Europese Unie. Ten eerste vinden de onderhandelingen in het kader van de WTO plaats via één man die niet minder dan 27 landen tegelijk vertegenwoordigt. Hij heeft geen mandaat van de burgers en gezien zijn staat van dienst in de Britse politiek zou hij nog niet eens gevraagd worden om een dorpsfeest te organiseren. Ik heb er geen behoefte aan dat een vertegenwoordiger van de EU namens mijn land bij de WTO het woord voert. Ik wil dat een afgevaardigde van mijn eigen regering dat doet, iemand die mijn land niet alleen kent, maar er ook hart voor heeft. Dan is er ook nog de kwestie van de aanbestedingsprocedures op basis van eerlijke concurrentieoverwegingen. In de mondelinge vraag wordt China als potentiële leverancier genoemd en dat land zou wel eens zeer concurrerend kunnen blijken te zijn. Ik veroordeel de onderdrukking van individuele vrijheden en rechten in China, maar ik moet ook constateren dat ze in dat land wel weten wat de voorwaarden voor een succesvolle economie zijn. De overheidsuitgaven maken aldaar maar 20 procent van het bbp uit, terwijl dat in 2005 in het eurogebied 47,5 procent was. In China heeft het bedrijfsleven te maken met een lichte reguleringsdruk. In de Europese Unie reguleren wij alles kapot. De heer Blair heeft in 2005 de toezegging gedaan dat het Britse voorzitterschap de bureaucratie terug zou dringen. Daar is niets van terecht gekomen. Hoeveel pagina’s wetgeving heeft dat voorzitterschap immers nog eens toegevoegd aan de immense berg wetgeving die er al was? In 1973 is mijn land onder valse voorwendsels ertoe aangezet om tot de Europese Unie toe te treden; het zou namelijk puur om een vrijhandelszone gaan. Een vrijhandelszone is ook het enige waartoe de Unie beperkt had moeten blijven, dus geen Parlement, geen Commissie en geen richtlijnen. In plaats daarvan is de EU uitgegroeid tot een bureaucratisch monster dat onze economie ruïneert."@nl³ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@pl¹⁶ "Senhora Presidente, o debate que está agora decorrer sobre esta pergunta oral ilustra bem o que está errado na União Europeia. Em primeiro lugar, temos de negociar com a OMC através de um homem que representa, nada mais, nada menos, do que 27 nações. Não tem um mandato popular e, à luz da sua história, na política britânica não seria escolhido para organizar sequer uma festa de aldeia. Eu não quero um representante da UE a falar pelo meu país na OMC. Quero um represente do Governo de sua Majestade que não só conhece o meu país como se importa com ele. Depois, há toda esta questão dos concursos competitivos. A China foi referida como uma possível parte contratante na pergunta oral e pode muito bem ser altamente competitiva. Muito embora condene a supressão de liberdades e direitos individuais na China, os chineses sabem alguma coisa sobre como gerir uma economia bem sucedida. A despesa pública situa-se nos 20% do PIB apenas, ao passo que na zona euro era de 47,5% em 2005. Na China, as empresas operam com uma leve carga regulamentar. Na União Europeia, regulamentamos até não poder mais. Em 2005, o Sr. Ministro Blair prometeu que a Presidência Britânica reduziria a burocracia. Não fez nada nesse sentido. Quantos milhares de páginas juntou à montanha de legislação já existente? O meu país foi enganado quando aderiu à União Europeia em 1973 partindo do pressuposto de que se tratava simplesmente de uma zona de comércio livre. E é só isso que deveria ser: sem Parlamento, sem Comissão, sem directivas. Em vez disso, tornou-se num monstro burocrático que está a afundar a nossa economia."@pt¹⁷ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@ro¹⁸ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@sk¹⁹ "Madam President, the debate we are having about this oral question epitomises so much of what is wrong with the European Union. Firstly, we have to deal with the WTO through one man who represents no less than 27 nations. He has no popular mandate and in the light of his record in British politics would not have been chosen to run a village fête. I do not want an EU representative to speak for my country at the WTO. I want a representative of Her Majesty’s Government who not only knows my country but cares for it too. Then there is the whole issue of competitive tendering. China was mentioned as a potential provider in the oral question and it may well be highly competitive. Whilst I condemn the suppression of individual freedoms and rights in China, the Chinese know a few things about running a successful economy. Government spending is only some 20% of GDP, whereas in the eurozone it was 47.5% in 2005. In China, business runs with a light regulatory touch. In the European Union, we are regulating ourselves to death. In 2005 Mr Blair promised that the British Presidency would cut red tape. It did nothing of the sort. How many thousands of pages did it add to the mountain of legislation? My country was hoodwinked into joining the European Union in 1973 on the basis of it being just a free trade area. This is all it should be: no Parliament, no Commission, no directives. Instead it has become a bureaucratic monster which is wrecking our economy."@sl²⁰ "Fru talman! Diskussionen om denna muntliga fråga är ett typexempel på allt som är fel med Europeiska unionen. Till att börja med tvingas vi att ha kontakt med WTO genom en man som företräder inte mindre än 27 nationer. Han har inget folkligt mandat, och med tanke på vad han har uträttat i den brittiska politiken skulle han inte ens få anordna en byfest. Jag vill inte att en företrädare för EU ska tala för mitt land i WTO. Jag vill ha en företrädare för Hennes Majestäts regering, som inte endast känner till mitt land utan också intresserar sig för det. Sedan har vi den viktiga frågan om konkurrensutsatt anbudsinfordran. I den muntliga frågan nämndes Kina som en möjlig leverantör, och landet är antagligen synnerligen konkurrenskraftigt. Jag fördömer i och för sig förtrycket av de mänskliga fri- och rättigheterna i Kina, men kineserna kan ändå ett och annat om att leda en framgångsrik ekonomi. De offentliga utgifterna utgör endast cirka 20 procent av bruttonationalprodukten (BNP), medan de i euroområdet låg på 47,5 procent 2005. I Kina är man försiktig med att införa regleringar i affärslivet. Inom EU håller vi på att reglera ihjäl oss. Tony Blair lovade 2005 att det brittiska ordförandeskapet skulle avskaffa byråkratin. Detta gjorde ordförandeskapet absolut inte. Med hur många tusentals sidor fick det högen av lagstiftning att växa? Mitt land lurades 1973 in i Europeiska unionen med motiveringen att EU enbart var ett frihandelsområde. Något annat bör det heller inte vara – inget Europaparlament, ingen kommission, inga direktiv. I stället har det blivit ett byråkratiskt monster som ödelägger vår ekonomi."@sv²²
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Graham Booth,"^{18,5,20,15,1,19,14,16,11,13,4} "on behalf of the IND/DEM Group"^{18,5,20,15,1,19,14,16,11,13,4}