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"en.20100310.24.3-438"2
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"Madam President, I do not wish to abuse my position as President-in-Office of the Council to defend a specific government or a specific piece of national legislation. I do not wish to abuse this position, because I am sure I would be criticised for using this platform to defend the actions of a particular Member State or of a central or regional government of a specific country.
You are perfectly aware that this is a matter that is dealt with at national level, for which there are channels at national level. Not only Spain, but all 27 Member States of the European Union, have the rule of law and have sufficient judicial channels to settle this type of alleged abuse.
These judicial channels operate in all European countries, and I am sure that – and I am not only referring to the case of Spain – other European countries where there must surely be abuse or violations of the law have the channels of the rule of law to resolve them.
This is what happens in any European countries where this occurs. I do not wish to evade giving an answer, nor do I simply want to say that I will not answer, but you are well aware that if you ask a question in Parliament, it is possible that I will not wish to use my position as President-in-Office of the Council for a question that is internal to a Member State of the Union."@en1
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