FRANCE: BRITISH PARLIAMENTARIANS WALK OUT OF THE OPENING OF NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN STRASBOURG IN PROTEST AT CONTINUING BAN BY FRENCH ON BRITISH BEEF

Record ID: 980572

  • Title: FRANCE: BRITISH PARLIAMENTARIANS WALK OUT OF THE OPENING OF NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN STRASBOURG IN PROTEST AT CONTINUING BAN BY FRENCH ON BRITISH BEEF
  • Date: 14th December 1999
  • Summary: STRASBOURG, FRANCE (DECEMBER 14, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXT: EXTERIORS OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 0.08 2. VARIOUS: BEGINNING OF OPENING CEREMONY AS ORCHESTRA STRIKE UP (4 SHOTS) 0.42 3. MV: FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC AND PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WALKING IN FOR OPENING CEREMONY 0.57 4. VARIOUS: APPLAUSE FROM DELEGATES (2 SHOTS) 1.02 5. MLV: CHIRAC TAKES PODIUM AND BEGINS ADDRESS (2 SHOTS) 1.26 6. MLV: VARIOUS BRITISH MEP'S WALKING OUT IN PROTEST 1.33 7. MV: CHIRAC ADDRESS CONTINUED 1.46 8. MV: MEP'S WALKING OUT 1.53 9. CU: COW WITH UNION JACK LEFT ON EMPTY DESK 2.00 10. SV: CHIRAC CONTINUES SPEAKING 2.07 11. WIDE:APPLAUSE 2.26 12. MV: CHIRAC UNVEILS PLAQUE TO OPEN BUILDING (3 SHOTS 2.55 13. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) LEADER OF CONSERVATIVE (TORY) MEPs EDWARD MCMILLAN-SCOTT: "We understand that there are currently 85 sets of proceedings pending against the French government in relation to breaches of European law. In those circumstances it seems to me quite wrong that the President should be here today inaugurating this building - there is a mismatch here and we have to make that point." 3.14 14. INT: INTERIOR OF BUILDING WITH PRO-BRITISH DEMONSTRATION AND BANNERS (2 SHOTS) 3.26 15. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) JONATHAN EVANS, WELSH TORY MEP: "The European Commission takes infringement proceedings against France, already the country with the majority of infringement proceedings against it and we hope that the procedure will be fast because we believe as does the EU scientific committee unannimously that British beef is safe. We believe that this message has to be got across to the people of France and indeed other country's that are still banning British beef." 3.55 14. SV: MEP'S CHANTING AND DEMONSTRATING 'WHERE'S THE BEEF?' 4.09 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: STRASBOURG, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA1UFU7AGD6661RJNY6YYPOF2GA
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