Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2015-03-11-Speech-3-633-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2015-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150311.51.3-633-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-03-11-Speech-3-635-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:James Carver2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in Munich the European Patent Office (EPO), under its current President, Benoît Battistelli, is disciplining SUEPO staff trade union officials for having the temerity to organise industrial action over breaches in human rights. Sick employees have been dismissed on purported trumped—up charges and there are accusations of discrimination against disabled people being refused employment. The Dutch Court of Appeal ruled that EPO had a case to answer over breaches of the human rights of staff, but EPO cited immunity and the Dutch Government intervened to prevent enforcement of the judgment. What is truly shocking is that not only does EPO appear immune to both the ECHR and the Commission, but also to this House, which is handing it judicial authority over patents within the EU under the single European patent. How can we demand global respect for human rights when we allow such blatant breaches within an organisation shortly to exercise judicial functions on behalf of the EU?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"James Carver (EFDD )."1
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