Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-07-Speech-4-051"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991007.4.4-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-07-Speech-4-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:Lennart Sacrédeus2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, my name is pronounced Sacrédeus and it is a family name we have in Sweden. Democracy is a gift to us all. It is a gift from previous generations, from our forefathers. It gives expression to a view of human beings, a view bearing the stamp of Christianity, which says that all human beings are of equal worth and have the same value, a unique and inviolable human dignity. It is an important task of the European Union to defend democracy and this view of human beings. Developments in close proximity to the European Union, namely in Belarus, are therefore deeply worrying. An old communist system lives on there. People disappear and, not least, parliamentarians close to the Christian Democrat Party such as Andrey Klimov and Vladimir Kudinov have disappeared without trace. Other people too have disappeared, as has been pointed out here in previous interventions. Democracy is founded upon people being free to express their opinions, even if this is uncomfortable and is not appreciated by everyone. Let us, together as a Parliament, view supporting the developments towards democracy in Belarus as one of our most crucially urgent tasks. I would also say to you that today is Birgitta’s name day. In fact, my wife is called Birgitta. Birgitta has also been chosen by the Pope as one of the three patron saints of Europe. Birgitta is also a Swedish patron saint. It is a special honour to be able to give one’s maiden speech in the European Parliament on Birgitta’s name day. I should like to see it as one of my most important tasks to work for democracy and human dignity in Belarus."@en1

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