Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-21-Speech-2-156"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Budget discharges 2007, (Vote will be held on Thursday) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090421.19.2-156"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-04-21-Speech-2-1572
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Groen (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"This time, I shall confine myself to Parliament’s budget and should like to express my delight at Mr Casaca’s report, particularly the chapter about the voluntary pension fund, in which we approved 10 paragraphs or so. A number of these were originally amendments which I had tabled and which, I believed, were necessary at this point. What is now happening to this voluntary pension fund has been thrown out by the eurosceptics. Rightly so, because it is a disgrace! What is happening is unethical and we have to take action against it. We cannot accept that, in times like these, MEPs would sooner consider their own income than that of the citizens. Together with Mr Ferber, I should like to say to the eurosceptics sitting there that they have not, in any way, made an attempt to make any constructive contribution towards rectifying the shortcomings during this part-session. I should specifically like to ask my fellow MEPs to endorse paragraph 105, which relates to the voluntary pension fund. This will ensure that this Parliament’s Bureau is prevented from using taxpayers’ money to plug the enormous gaps, because that is not justifiable. I therefore call on all my fellow Members to give a large measure of backing and approve the Casaca report. I have applied for a roll-call vote, as everyone should nail their colours to the mast on this issue!"@en1
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