MEPper Baldassarre: 'Allemaal schuld van GeenStijl!'
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Van: BALDASSARRE Raffaele <raffaele.baldassarre@europarl.europa.eu>
Datum: July 2, 2013, 12:31:53 GMT+02:00
Aan: MEP 7th-Legislature <DL-MEP-7th-Legislature@europarl.europa.eu>
Onderwerp: Clarifications about the video of Dutch web TV and complaint from GeenStijl
Dear colleagues,
I am very sorry about the fact that you are receiving inappropriate and tedious e-mails concerning the video streamed by a Dutch web TV.
It is indeed an unfortunate issue which has deeply affected my reputation as Member of the European Parliament and me personally as an EU citizen. This episode is unacceptable and disrespectful of our serious work within the European Parliament and our parliamentary mandate.
I do not deny that I may have overreacted on that instance, but I had been pushed to my limits after on-going harassment and impolite comments during a normal working day.
In fact, that Monday I had left as usual my city in the South of Italy at 9:15 a.m. in order to reach the airport of Brindisi, from where, after a stopover in Rome, I reached the airport of Zaventem at 5:25 p.m. Like every Monday, after having signed in the registry office, I then went to my office. Due to several meetings and debriefings on the reform of the Staff Regulations, I worked until 10:00 p.m. On the following day, I continued my working week as usual by taking part to regular meetings from 9:00 a.m. - on that day I attended the meeting of the committee on Internal Market and consumer protection.
In view of the above, I find it absurd to be asked to justify the receipt of a subsistence allowance which is intended for accommodation expenses and meals incurred.
Even if I could conceive the lack of information by the journalist, I cannot tolerate the complicity of Mr Van der Stoep who has accompanied the TV troupe within the EP and has become a sort of spokesperson on this fact by sending you an inappropriate complaint about my behaviour.
I remain at your disposal for any further questions or need of clarification you may have.
Your sincerely,
Rafelige Balzakhare