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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121025.26.4-307-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-25-Speech-4-307-7502
lpv:speaker	lp:Agnès Le Brun2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-02-08--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2011-01-01--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2011-01-01--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2011-02-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"The European Parliament has failed to ratify – in an advisory capacity – the appointment of Yves Mersch to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. My fellow members voted against this in the interests of gender parity and the promotion of women to high-level posts. Personally I voted in favour of Mr Mersch’s appointment, because I believe that expertise must come first. Naturally I am in favour of gender parity, but a person’s gender should not be an overriding factor in the selection process. The refusal to appoint Mr Mersch based purely on the fact that he is a man creates a precedent that runs counter to what we are trying to promote. Ability alone should count. It seems to me that, with this vote, MEPs have deprived the European Central Bank of a highly talented individual."@en1

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