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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Chechnya2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991117.5.3-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-17-Speech-3-1332
lpv:speaker	lp:Pierre Schori2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to welcome the stand taken by Mr Patten and Mr Sasi and compliment Mr Morillon, Mr Cohn-Bendit and others on this very strong motion we put together yesterday. It is important to underline what we say in the motion for a resolution, namely that we are committed to strengthening the partnership with Russia because we realise that there will be no stable, peaceful Europe without a stable and democratic Russia. We also underline the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. But it is the strategic partnership agreement that also gives us formal grounds, apart from our reactions as human beings, to question what is going on. The Tacis agreement states specifically that Tacis assistance is provided on the basis of certain shared economic and political values and practices. This is why we have also raised the issue of Tacis here. We do it against the background that some weeks ago the Russian Duma gave Mr Putin an increase of USD 1 billion for the war effort in Chechnya. Therefore we also demand the highest degree of transparency on the part of any financial institutions or donors of funds to Russia. We also urge the Council and the Commission to consider freezing all new contracts under the Tacis programme, except the democracy line. This is a warning. We are not only concerned about the question of Chechnya; we are outraged, horrified. We want to add our voice and express our strong concern about what is going on and use the weight we have in Parliament, which we can do, among other things, through the Tacis programme."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2000-07-31)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2000-07-31)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Japan (1999-07-22--2000-07-31)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-22--2000-07-31)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2000-07-31)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2000-07-31)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Schori (PSE )."1

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