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"Madam President, I would like to take the floor in regard to the order of business, and to refer to history. As regards the order of business, I would like to stress that the matter is, in fact, urgent. And so I am responding to the point of order the Member was making because if we do not consider something urgent after 55 years then there is something wrong with us. I would also like to refer to history for the benefit of Mr Katiforis, a defender of Greek culture. I would like to remind him that when Prince Victor Emmanuel was exiled from his native country he was four years old which, in my opinion, makes it unlikely that he could have invaded Greece. The most he could have done was invade his back garden! Therefore, I am asking the Members to brush up on the cultural history of our peoples and of Europe. I think it is important to keep to the subject and not to hold political and ideological prejudices which are so strong that they prevent us from keeping calm when considering human rights in this Chamber. The request Mr Tannock has made concerns human rights, and, a few days ago, fifty years of human rights in Europe were celebrated. I think it is quite obvious that this request is relevant, especially for this part-session which is ending a century of war and, we hope, ushering in a millennium of peace."@en1

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