EP Vice-President and member of the ECR, Oldřich Vlasák gives us his view of the highs and lows of the 2009-2014 Parliamentary term.

5 years in 60 seconds: Oldřich Vlasák

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Vice-President of the European Parliament,  European Conservatives and Reformists.

WHAT WAS YOUR KEY MOMENT  IN THIS PARLIAMENTARY TERM?

From the media point of view,  the most attractive topics

have recently been gay minority rights  or the fight against counterfeiting.

was debating the legislation related  to the EU 2014-2020 multiannual budget.

It concerned the distribution  of about one trillion euros.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST  CHALLENGING MOMENT FOR YOU?

I had my strongest experience  when recently there was

an exhibition celebrating 100 years  of the Czechoslovak Legion.

But the biggest challenge  was to be elected Vice-President.

Me, a Czech from the fifth smallest fraction,

received 226 votes and was elected  a Vice-President of the Parliament.

WHY SHOULD PEOPLE VOTE  IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS?

It is certainly important to vote  in the EU elections,

if only because a large part  of Czech legislation comes from Brussels.

Obviously, we had the bad experience  of mandatory elections

But for me, elections are a right  and everyone should use it.

ACT. REACT. IMPACT.  EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 22-25 MAY 2014