Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-31-Speech-3-175"
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"On Wednesday, 17 January, a press conference took place in the European Parliament at which the Prime Ministers of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia presented a platform for the EU 3 Presidency for the next 18 months. Given the major, and not least the symbolic, importance of the event, the conference was attended not only by the three Prime Ministers but also by the Presidents of the European Parliament and of the European Commission.
Considering the importance of this event, I was appalled to hear that the press conference took place in an entirely inadequate room which was basically too small to accommodate all those who wanted to listen to the Prime Ministers. The working conditions for the press were unacceptably poor.
Let us ask ourselves two questions. First: Do we want quality and transparency in the reporting of the work we do? And second: Do we want our work to achieve greater recognition on the part of the citizens of the EU? If we aspire to both these things, I call on those responsible to ensure that future press conferences be organised in more adequate and, above all, larger premises so that we may guarantee access to everyone. Finally, we must recognise that the press have a decisive impact on the public image of the European Union."@en1
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