Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-17-Speech-4-057-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-02-17"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Zita Gurmai2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, we know that there are many clichés concerning European decision-making. The first one is that it is not transparent, but the EU is a tricky political system even for those who understand its functioning. Standard definitions hardly apply, therefore. Transparency and simplicity should be a basic aim for all actors in the EU. Our political system is sufficiently difficult on its own; we are not here to make it more difficult. Finding a legislative proposal somewhere on an EU website should not require special skills, so the user-friendly website the oral questions mention is not just an option – it is a must. Another accusation is that the role of lobbying is unclear, and the role of big business is disproportionately strong. I know that lobbying can be useful for the Commission, as lobby groups often think up important points and provide information or even whole, ready-made, policy solutions. Here again I believe that transparency is a must and I am hopeful that this will be reflected in the future lobby register. When it comes to expert groups, they should be seen for what they are: another playing field in which participants can put their interests forward. If the composition of those expert groups is biased, then expert groups merely provide one more opportunity for interest groups to succeed. However, these players are usually already good at putting their interests forward without the additional help of public authorities. I can only repeat my colleagues’ question: is it obligatory or not for the Commission to obtain balanced advice?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2010-07-06--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; AFCO (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Magyar Szocialista Párt (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-15--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Zita Gurmai,"1 "on behalf of the S&D Group."1
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