European Parliament
President.
– No, I will not do that. What they put in as a quotation was correct. What else they carried, by way of opinion, was not mine. I can assure you that what they included in quotation marks was true, but the words that were used here by one of the Members about you being ‘duped’ are not words that I used. I am not prepared to deal with the matter in those terms.
(Mr De Rossa: ‘It is a point of clarification’)
No, it is not a point for plenary. You may take it up with me privately. I am not responsible for issues that are not quoted.
(Mr De Rossa: ‘It is your responsibility...’)
I will not accept responsibility for what is not a quotation of my own. That is the end of the matter as far as I am concerned.
(Mr De Rossa: ‘I will pursue this matter’)
You can pursue the matter if you please, but I will not waste my time on it.
I apologise once again to colleagues who were on the list to speak, but we have overrun the time allocated. That concludes the item.

