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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Zimbabwe2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020704.8.4-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-04-Speech-4-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Mulder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-02-21--2002-12-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Mr President. It is unfortunate that Zimbabwe is once again on the agenda. The situation is deteriorating by the day, and we, the European Parliament, the European Union, are, in actual fact, watching helplessly. There is just one thing we can do and that is to grant humanitarian aid immediately in view of the present famine. Something has to be done about this, and the European Union is in a position to do it. One thing has changed since last month’s part-session, when we last discussed Zimbabwe . The G8 Conference was held in Canada, where the well-known NEPAD initiative was discussed, with reference to which it was stated that it was more or less up to the Africans themselves to guarantee such things as democracy and human rights, and that they need to exert pressure on the governments in Africa that fail to do so. I would say that Zimbabwe’s neighbouring countries now have a golden opportunity to show what last week’s pledge in Canada is worth. They can bring pressure to bear on Mr Mugabe, and we can help them do this. These countries do receive aid on a large scale, and we could do something with this, but they would, in turn, have to exert pressure on Mr Mugabe so that the situation there changes. I am in complete agreement with Mrs Maes regarding the situation in the Congo. Mr Mugabe has no business there and should leave that country at the earliest opportunity."@en1

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