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"Mr President, following the intervention by my colleague in seat No 662, here, in Parliament, I have asked for the floor on a point of order because this fellow Member has obviously fallen victim to misinformation or to a misunderstanding. In fact, the Members of the European Parliament who were in New York as part of the European Union delegation, which comprised 15 people with observer status, were not allowed to speak because, in accordance with the UN’s procedure for extraordinary general assemblies, the Portuguese Presidency spoke on behalf of the European Union. The Commissioner was entitled to give a speech in the plenary session. Even in the working parties, we were not allowed to take the floor, which was always given to the Portuguese Presidency. Do not, therefore, put words into the mouths of the Members of this Parliament who were in New York. In no instance did we speak in an official capacity, still less on behalf of this Parliament, although we did have some useful discussions with the Commission and the Council, with Members of the Parliaments of Member States and associated States, who allowed us to convey our views. What were banned from these meetings were the positions that Parliament adopted under the Smet/Gröner report, and nothing else. Mr President, Poland’s name has been bandied about a great deal, so I must say that we simply stated that Poland is accepting the . If Poland tells us that it is free… I do wish to point out that a fellow Member has accused us, Mr President, and I must be entitled to correct this, otherwise this is not a genuine Parliament. You may hear my explanation of vote tomorrow, Mr President, if you are going to cut me off."@en1
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