Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-05-05-Speech-3-376"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-05-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament - Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100505.72.3-376"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-05-05-Speech-3-3772
lpv:speaker	lp:Sandrine Bélier2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Europe Écologie (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, France is the only Member State that did not anticipate the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and that is refusing to abide by the outcome of the European elections of June 2009. By accepting the third option – the French exception – of appointing two new MEPs, we are being asked to endorse a serious violation of the Union’s primary legislation: the election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, from which we have derived our legitimacy for 31 years. Are we going to abide by the Council’s decision, under pressure from one Member State, which shows a certain lack of regard for the Union and the European citizens? Our Parliament must not sanction this serious breach of the principle of European democracy. We must refuse to undermine our legitimacy and our credibility as elected representatives of the European public. It is the European citizens who choose who they want to represent them in the European Parliament, not the governments of the Member States. This French exception justifies our demand for Parliament to be involved, in the case of a convention on the revision of the Treaties, and to reject any intergovernmental conference."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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