Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-25-Speech-3-115"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2005 budget procedure: guidelines for sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) and preliminary draft estimates (Section I)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040225.8.3-115"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-25-Speech-3-1162
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Kuckelkorn’s report is a preliminary expression of opinion mainly on Parliament’s budgetary procedure for 2005. It is unfortunate that the Council could not adopt the new Members’ Statute. When the European Parliament itself voted in favour of reviewing its own salary and travel expenses system, it was a big step in the right direction. It is not morally right to try to cheat on travel expenses, even if it is not actually against the rules of Parliament to travel tourist class for the price of a business class ticket. As Members themselves were prepared to entirely give up this unjustifiable source of income for the sake of the airlines, it was unfortunate that the Council did not take up the offer. Germany, France, Austria and Sweden are now to blame for the justified criticism that the public make of the flaws in the pay and expenses system used in respect of Members of the European Parliament. A problem has also arisen with the Council concerning another matter. The Council wants pan-European political party support for the European Parliament’s budget, whilst Parliament would like it for the Commission’s budget. If there is Europarty support for the budget it cannot be allowed to impact on Parliament’s maximum total for administrative expenditure, resulting in forced cuts in other areas. Then there are also those of us who do not want Europarty support and who will vote against its introduction in this year’s draft supplementary budget. Then there is still a good number of Members of the European Parliament who have referred the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for a decision. We are starting to pay for party support for the wrong reasons. Europarty support blurs democracy. The national parties of the ‘big’ countries can use it to dominate European party decision-making far more easily. The representatives of the ‘smaller’ countries would have a double problem, as they would have to make themselves heard in a Europarty dominated by the ‘large’ nations before gaining a hearing in a European Parliament elected on the basis of Member States’ populations. We must ensure that Parliament retains multilingualism and that personnel selection considers nationals from all countries. There must also be recruitment from countries other than the new Member States. Some Member States are under-represented on the parliamentary staff because Parliament has not properly organised staff recruitment competitions. Parliament must aim to keep increases in expenditure under tight control."@en1

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