Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-14-Speech-2-428"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-12-14"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101214.35.2-428"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-12-14-Speech-2-4292
lpv:speaker	lp:José Manuel Barroso2
lpv:spoken text	"I would not expect you, Mr Farage, to make common cause with the Russians – because that is what you are suggesting, that you agree with them! Frankly, I was elected by this Parliament, by secret vote, so I think I deserve the respect of this Parliament, from all Members of the Parliament. The European Union of 27 democracies has an original way of electing a President of the Commission precisely because we are not a state. I am sure you would not be in favour of a European unified state. Since we are not a unified state, there is no direct election of a President of the European Union. We do not have one; we have a President of the Commission. You may like it or not – I like it more than you! – but in fact, I have been elected by this Parliament and there is a President of the European Council who was designated by the Heads of State and Government. This is the way we are, and I think it is a democratic way of handling the diversity of the European Union. I would hope that Members of the European Parliament, at least, respect the institutions we have in the European Union, even if others do not."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "José Manuel Barroso,"1 "President of the Commission"1
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