Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-406-000"
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"en.20121023.45.2-406-000"2
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"Madam President, I have to say that I can scarcely believe these proposals. I feel that they are utter nonsense and it should worry democrats that two-thirds of MEPs supported this motion. I did not.
How can we throw money away on such nonsense when the peoples of Europe are hurting? As they are in Greece, in Spain, in Portugal, in France and in my own country. The EU is clearly hopelessly out of touch with the people it purports to represent.
At a time when Angela Merkel today is threatening to veto the entire budget summit if David Cameron vetoes anything but a freeze, this is crazy. David Cameron is trying to do the right thing. Are the peoples of Europe, in between paying higher taxes, in between job cuts and riots, turning to one another to say that what we really need is a Year of European Citizenship? No, absolutely not. Nor am I a citizen of the EU, but a loyal subject of the Queen. The idea is flawed, insulting and an utter waste of money."@en1
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