European Parliament
A6-0410/2005
Jens-Peter Bonde (IND/DEM ). –
(DA)
Mr President, we are well aware of what we are voting on, as we already were in 2003 when we rejected the proposal, and there is a large majority in this Chamber who will reject it again. With the procedure you are now proposing, this majority in favour of rejection will, however, be hidden in an attempt to have the matter referred back to committee. We should therefore take a vote in the Chamber on whether the proposals recommending rejection should be voted on before the procedural proposal. It is completely insane that the Presidency should administer a procedure that can conceal the attitude of the majority in this Chamber.

