Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-11-Speech-1-070"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sexual exploitation of children – Trafficking in human beings2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010611.4.1-070"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-11-Speech-1-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is dreadful that we should once again have to pore over these excrescences of human nature. International criminal organisations are ruthless and act with extreme effrontery. That makes it absolutely vital for the EU Member States and the candidate countries to act in close cooperation in order to combat these serious offences against humanity with all lawful means possible. The rapporteurs, Mrs Karamanou and Mrs Klamt, succeeded in presenting an extremely strong case and managed to table sound amendments. I sincerely hope that their compassionate proposals can stand the test of legislation. However, I share Mrs Ludford’s doubts. I am sure that Commissioner Vitorino would like to expand on this matter. Hard-nosed criminals can only be tackled successfully by a concerted, equally hard-nosed approach by the authorities. Any hesitation or weakening in the policy should therefore be firmly nipped in the bud. This is why, in this area in particular, the government carries the sword of justice for a very good reason. The mere fact that, from Central and Eastern Europe, as Mrs Klamt reminded us, 120 000 women and children are enticed into the European Union annually should make us go red in the face with shame. We should never have let things get this far. In addition to punishing the traffickers, we also need better control systems in order to liberate those annual 120 000 victims from their slavery. Moreover, we should be greatly concerned about the demise of fundamental values and standards at the margin of our society. That is why I am grateful that we in the European Parliament are fighting these excrescences with considerable unanimity."@en1

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