Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-17-Speech-4-045"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Status and financing of European political parties2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010517.3.4-045"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-17-Speech-4-0462
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-19--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I have little time, that is why I hardly have the opportunity to highlight the importance of the forming of European parties. Whoever claims, however, that parties are needed should also be aware that they take care of their financial resources and so far, this has been done in an unorthodox fashion. It had to be done in the twilight zone. We need a solid basis, transparency and control. That is why our group is principally in favour of no donations from businesses for political parties, so as to vouch for the independence of Parliament as an institution and of the individual MPs. Virtually every country has had its fair share of scandals, and we know that it is necessary to act very strictly and monitor closely. If there are donations, it should be made very clear and transparent where they are from and what they will be spent on. It must be possible to form democratic parties without creating too high thresholds. That is why we support the proposal which the Commission presented right from the outset, to take five countries as the norm, so as not to deter any forces – at least if they are democratic. There should also be sufficient funding for all recognised parties to be able to function as a party. The overheads – and this can be verified objectively – must be covered before the resources are shared out proportionately. Finally, we should be acutely aware of the fact that the citizens keep a watchful eye over the system. We ourselves should ensure that the democratic fundamental rights are observed, for we cannot subsidise parties which subsequently undermine democracy."@en1

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