Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-09-Speech-3-111"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Côte d'Ivoire2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021009.8.3-111"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-09-Speech-3-1122
lpv:speaker	lp:Astrid Thors2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Svenska folkpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President Commissioner, I welcome the Commission’s statement here today, which is actually more balanced than our draft resolution. I also note with interest that the Commissioner made specific reference to the RDR, which is the Liberals’ sister party in Côte d’Ivoire. We have attempted to maintain contact with the party, but recently, of course, that has not been possible. I am very disappointed at the part the EU has played in this matter. In April, I asked the Council what measures were being taken to aid the functioning of the National Reconciliation Forum and what measures were envisaged for monitoring the elections in June 2002. At that time, it was said that the EU certainly was concerned about the fact that the 2000 elections were characterised by violence, infringements of human rights and exclusion of some major political parties, and talks were held pursuant to Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement. The talks were, however, brought to a close in June 2001, and it was not thought possible to make any particularly significant contribution to the supervision of the elections, or to provide support, or to play an active role. Many people in the region are suffering because we remained passive and did not take a more active role. This is a shame, because this is an area in which the EU could have been active, and we were aware of these issues. We are concerned about the troubles spreading out in the region. As usual, there is a great risk that women and children will bear the brunt of the suffering. We know that the position of children in Côte d’Ivoire is not as it should be. The Liberals will not support item 5 of the resolution, and my colleague Mr Van Hecke will go into more detail on this matter."@en1

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