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Nationality: Estonian
Political Affiliation: ELDR
Previous job: European commissioner for administration, audit and anti-fraud
Age: 61
“It is very bad that some countries already use body-scanners without any properly agreed standards. And it is even worse without any proper discussion. It is a huge question.”
Siim Kallas announces that he is in favour of a common EU approach on airport security scanners.
“I totally share your view.”
Jacqueline Foster, a British conservative, bemoaned the lack of a single computer reservation system for railway passengers – a fair point, but one which had already been made by another MEP. Kallas agreed it was ridiculous, as he had the first time this point was raised.
Giommaria Uggias, an Italian Liberal, also gets a mention in this category for deciding to ask a question, which as he said “has been decided that a colleague would ask...but I would like to put it anyway”.
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