European Parliament
Fatuzzo (PPE-DE ).
(IT)
Among the comics I read as a child, Mr President, there was one where the hero – a Wild West hero called Pecos Bill – had the same appearance, the same build and the same face as Mr Wijkman. This Pecos Bill was a hero, and I must say that Mr Wijkman, who tabled this report, is a Pecos Bill, a Wild West hero, because he calls for funds to be given to States where a great many people fall ill owing to their poverty. And all of us who voted for the report – as I did too – are Pecos Bills and Calamity Janes. How better to end this explanation of vote, Mr President, than by saying: ‘
Yippee-ya-yay Yippee-ya-yoo

