Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-26-Speech-3-193"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discharges for the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060426.15.3-193"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-26-Speech-3-1942
lpv:speaker	lp:Simon Busuttil2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in the light of the serious allegations concerning the rent and purchase by the European Parliament of two buildings in Strasbourg, this House must emphasise that it is taking immediate steps to investigate these allegations in a prompt, rigorous and transparent manner. We should not commit the mistake of jumping to premature conclusions. This is the time to investigate, to ask the questions and to get the answers so that we can throw full light on what has happened. Let there be no doubt that we shall be asking all the pertinent questions and we shall expect full and adequate replies. If it is found that Parliament was indeed overcharged, then we shall not hesitate to say as Mr Pomés Ruiz reminded us, that we want our money back. This is taxpayers’ money and we shall certainly ask for it to be paid back. I support the rapporteur’s proposal to vote against the discharge and consequently postpone it because we have no other option. This could have been avoided had the Budgetary Control Committee been informed about these allegations before adopting its report on the discharge of Parliament’s budget a month ago. In the event, the Budgetary Control Committee adopted its report in blissful ignorance of what was going on. So our immediate task is to investigate these matters urgently, thoroughly and transparently so as to ensure that the financial interests of the European Union, but also of European taxpayers, are adequately protected. This is what taxpayers expect from us today."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2005-02-21--2007-01-14)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Simon Busuttil (PPE-DE ). –"1

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