Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-15-Speech-3-261"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-05-15"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020515.9.3-261"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-15-Speech-3-2622
lpv:speaker	lp:De Miguel2
lpv:translated text	". I have always said that I would expect all MEPs to be fully aware of the institutional system in which we are working. It is neither the Council nor the President-in-Office of the Council’s duty to make any judgement on rules that have been adopted. The Commission has power of initiative and the rules adopted by the Council have to be adopted by the judges. Given that you are insisting on some kind of statement by the President-in-Office of the Council, I would tell you that this statement cannot be taken out of context. To say that government should respect the business decisions of multinational companies is one thing, but to exempt these multinationals from their duty to conform to current legislation is quite another. In any case, United Biscuits has not been exempted. Current legislation has to apply to this company or any other company for that matter. Therefore, current legislation must be applied. If the legislation is insufficient, the Commission will have to put forward a new proposal, and we will give it our total support, and, in the meantime, I believe that the attitude shown by the Spanish Government – to immediately seek investors to resolve the problem, which has already had a result – shows that the Government’s will is precisely in tune with social concerns and that it wishes to prevent the closure of this factory. I assure you, Mrs Rodríguez that this factory is not going to close. It is not going to close, not only because of the will of the people and of the workers, but also because of the will of the Government, which is fully aware that this closure would be an enormous social injustice."@en1

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