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"en.20060116.13.1-032"2
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"Mr President, there are a number of national governments which do not accept the institutional role of the European Parliament. They believe that the European Parliament 'moves' on a smaller scale than the national parliaments.
Let us make one thing clear: our role, our institutional role, is as important as that of the national parliaments. The Greek government is reviewing the Constitution. It has called on the parties of the Greek parliament, but it has not called on the parties in the European Parliament.
This is clearly a slight. I should therefore like you to intervene, so that the national governments see the role of the European Parliament which befits it, by which I mean that its role must be similar to that of the national parliaments. It is unacceptable for the Greek government not to accept as a debater our party, which obtained 4.5% here and 6% in the opinion polls, precisely because it feels threatened by our ascent.
We therefore want the right to democracy. We want the right of coexistence. Please contact the president of the Greek parliament and make him understand that this is illegal and reckless."@en1
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