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"Mr President, this is an unnecessary and undesirable urgency debate. Certainly it is premature, as Mr Dary said. It was initiated by the Bonino radicals and was based on erroneous and tendentious accusations against the Egyptian justice system. In the process of discussions between the groups we elicited the facts, which even they had to agree. The result is that the proposed compromise resolution says virtually nothing more than could be required of any of our own Member States, that is, that freedom and human rights are fundamental to democracy. Despite this, the authors of this motion have been peddling shameful and unfounded accusations in their speeches.
However, Commissioner, there is one question I wish to ask you and I would like an unequivocal response, if that is possible. Paragraph 4 of this resolution expresses our support for the Khaldun Centre for Democracy and requires the Commission to continue its financial support for this organisation and its activities. My question is this: is the Commission wholly satisfied that the Khaldun Centre for Democracy has properly managed and accounted for its funds and, more particularly, the European Union funds it receives? That is one of the this case. If ‘yes’, I shall be pleased to support Paragraph 4. If ‘no’ or ‘perhaps no’, I believe we should vote against Paragraph 4 until we are satisfied, and also vote against the resolution as a whole if it still contains Paragraph 4. An answer please, Commissioner."@en1
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