Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-17-Speech-1-076"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/Belgian Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011217.3.1-076"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-17-Speech-1-0772
lpv:speaker	lp:Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the President of the Council, Mr Verhofstadt, stated in his presentation that in Laeken there were no taboos whatsoever. However, it is crystal clear that the stateless-nations-taboo is more present today than ever before. But as Victor Hugo said, “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come”. Right now, the idea of self-determination is present in the Basque people’s mind. The present nation-states were born at a certain moment with an internal trend towards their transformation. The peoples and cultures of Europe on the contrary have no known date of birth. More importantly, there is no reason for their disappearance unless we condemn them to such a fate. As a matter of fact, their disappearance would be not only a loss to humanity but the demolition of the best basis for the political future of Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Euskal Herritarrok (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; NA (1999-07-21--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (NI )."1

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