When someone looks at the money trail and this whole picture—it is no use for the member to exhibit all kinds of asterisks—it is apparent that it is the arrows that matter.

A closer look at this vicious document referring to the route the money followed reveals it to be libel.

31. Calls on Iran to engage positively in the human rights dialogue with the EU; is very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend; condemns the serious increase in human rights violations, particularly the increasing number of reports of public executions, and floggings; welcomes the moratorium on stoning and urges the Iranian Parliament to introduce legislation banning this practice without exception; notes assurances given by the Iranian authorities on the introduction of a moratorium on the execution of ...[+++] minors and urges the authorities to pass proposed legislation banning the execution of persons who commit a crime as a minor, this ban must continue to apply after such a person reaches the age of 18; notes assurances given by Iran on a moratorium on amputations; calls on the Council and the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of commitments made by Iran to moratoriums in the three key areas of stoning, execution of minors and amputations; is concerned at the large number of arrests, particularly of women and young people, on the basis of unclear or minor charges; expresses its deepest concern, that a minor was recently executed for sexual misconduct; condemns Iran's abject policy of arrests and imprisonment of journalists and cyber-dissidents and the stifling of press and media freedom; calls on Iran to cease support for terrorist organisations;

30. Calls on Iran to engage positively in the human rights dialogue with the EU; is very concerned that the human rights situation has deteriorated considerably in the last two years and calls on the Iranian authorities to make a serious commitment to reversing this trend; condemns the serious increase in human rights violations, particularly the increasing number of reports of public executions, including those of minors, amputations and floggings, the stifling of press and media freedom, the large number of arrests, particularly of women and young people, on the basis of unclear or minor charges; expresses its deepest concern, follo ...[+++]wing a firm undertaking from Iran for a moratorium on the death penalty by lapidation for adultery, that a minor was recently executed for sexual misconduct; condemns Iran’s abject policy of arrests and imprisonment of journalists and cyber-dissidents; calls on Iran to cease support for terrorist organisations;

What is the point of our voting in favour of sustainable transport and switching from road to rail if, at the first opportunity to show determination to reverse the ‘everything by road’ trend, this option is removed?

The ‘road map’ presented by the Commission and approved by the Heads of State and Government is more than a timetable for negotiations.