-:Undertaker:-
04-09-2010, 01:57 PM
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100052292/meps-will-be-fined-if-they-dont-sit-through-the-whole-of-jose-manuel-barrosos-speech/
MEPs will be fined if they don't sit through the whole of José Manuel Barroso's speech
http://www.sofiaecho.com/shimg/zx500y290_914779.jpg
Unelected President of the unelected European Commission, José Barroso, will force MEPs to attend his boring and dismal speech at the EU 'parliament' - oh just a side note; he also has shady business links whilst being in office which need to be investigated but I won't hold my breath as this is euro-land.
Euro-MPs are to be paid for sitting through one of José Manuel Barroso’s speeches; or, rather, fined for not sitting through it. On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission will make his State of the Union Address in the Strasbourg chamber. Evidently fretful at the prospect of a derisory turnout, the President of the European Parliament has sent out the following email to all MEPs:
With a view to ensuring the highest possible attendance at the debate on the State of the Union, the Conference of Presidents decided at its meeting on Thursday 2 September 2010 to introduce specific checks on Members’ presence in the Chamber using the electronic system at three different moments during the debate.
The President will inform the Bureau of this decision and ask it, as the body responsible for such matters, to fix the appropriate penalty for those Members who are not present for at least two of the three checks.
This isn’t the first time that MEPs have been threatened with having their allowances docked: it regularly happens to Eurosceptics (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028181/nigel-farage-is-fined-other-euro-sceptics-beware/). Now, though, the authorities worry that even goody-goody federalists will stay away unless financially incentivised. I suppose it’s simply an extension of the EU’s general approach, viz to buy itself support with taxpayers’ money.
Well lets hope that members of parliament who we vote to represent us from across the politician spectrum don't attend this speech. UKIP and their grouping will not be attending i'm sure (and if they do it'll be in some form of protest) along with other parties from across Europe. Let's also hope that Dan Hannan (one of the only sensible Conservative politicians and who wrote the blog i've quoted) also stays away and ignores his party whip.
I thought i'd post because its 'EU democracy' in action which is very different to real democracy.
Thoughts?
MEPs will be fined if they don't sit through the whole of José Manuel Barroso's speech
http://www.sofiaecho.com/shimg/zx500y290_914779.jpg
Unelected President of the unelected European Commission, José Barroso, will force MEPs to attend his boring and dismal speech at the EU 'parliament' - oh just a side note; he also has shady business links whilst being in office which need to be investigated but I won't hold my breath as this is euro-land.
Euro-MPs are to be paid for sitting through one of José Manuel Barroso’s speeches; or, rather, fined for not sitting through it. On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission will make his State of the Union Address in the Strasbourg chamber. Evidently fretful at the prospect of a derisory turnout, the President of the European Parliament has sent out the following email to all MEPs:
With a view to ensuring the highest possible attendance at the debate on the State of the Union, the Conference of Presidents decided at its meeting on Thursday 2 September 2010 to introduce specific checks on Members’ presence in the Chamber using the electronic system at three different moments during the debate.
The President will inform the Bureau of this decision and ask it, as the body responsible for such matters, to fix the appropriate penalty for those Members who are not present for at least two of the three checks.
This isn’t the first time that MEPs have been threatened with having their allowances docked: it regularly happens to Eurosceptics (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028181/nigel-farage-is-fined-other-euro-sceptics-beware/). Now, though, the authorities worry that even goody-goody federalists will stay away unless financially incentivised. I suppose it’s simply an extension of the EU’s general approach, viz to buy itself support with taxpayers’ money.
Well lets hope that members of parliament who we vote to represent us from across the politician spectrum don't attend this speech. UKIP and their grouping will not be attending i'm sure (and if they do it'll be in some form of protest) along with other parties from across Europe. Let's also hope that Dan Hannan (one of the only sensible Conservative politicians and who wrote the blog i've quoted) also stays away and ignores his party whip.
I thought i'd post because its 'EU democracy' in action which is very different to real democracy.
Thoughts?