Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-12-03-Speech-3-208"
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"Mr President, the European Parliament does not abide by the principle of non-discrimination. The multilingualism of this House is not respected either. There have been instances of language discrimination during Parliamentary Committee and delegation meetings. Particularly distressing is the unannounced limited access to interpretation during hearings or voting when discussing verbal amendments. Until the Rules of Procedure forbid starting meetings unless all interpretation requirements have been met, these incidents will keep recurring.
Moreover, the financial services do not provide information in the languages of the MEPs to whom the information is addressed. The financial impact of the resultant misunderstandings is borne by the MEP. Deliberate language discrimination also occurs in EuroNews. I would therefore like to suggest that EuroNews should only be cofinanced with contributions from states in whose languages it is broadcast ..."@en1
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