Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-26-Speech-3-069"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030326.5.3-069"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-26-Speech-3-0702
lpv:speaker	lp:Pasqualina Napoletano2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, on 17 February, the European Council declared that the United Nations must remain at the centre of the international order and that it wished to attain the objective of disarming Saddam Hussein peacefully, saying that this is what the European people want; it declared that its support for the United Nations inspectors although saying that it did not want the inspections to continue indefinitely, and, in fact, the inspectors had put forward a plan for disarmament which also had a time limit. Today we are here in Parliament, not least on behalf of those European people, of that public opinion referred to by the Council, to hold to account first of all those European governments which have supported, are assisting and are participating in a unilateral war which we condemn unreservedly. We are on day seven, and the dramatic events tell us that it will not be a . Nevertheless, our anti-war position does not mean siding with that regime, which must account for its crimes before international courts, and it does not mean being indifferent to the dangerous path being opened up by the violation of international law and the many other violations, such as the use of prohibited weapons, the suffering inflicted on the Iraqi people, the treatment of prisoners and the fate of the Kurdish people. Then there is the Middle East. Certain interventionist quarters have said that this war will resolve the Middle East question. We do not think this is the case. We can see that things are getting increasingly worse: on the one hand, this war is helping the extremist, group Hamas, and, on the other, the Israeli army is continuing its actions. Lastly, I would like to ask the European governments: what are you gaining from this terrible experience? I would like to say to the Member States: incorporate, introduce federalist elements into your European foreign policy. If you do not do so, we will not have a common policy. Can you not see that, even without powers, the Commission is currently a point of reference while the role of the High Representative has been destroyed because of your differences? Once again – it has already happened in the Balkans – we are powerless and at a highly critical time. Remember that the sum total of 15 or 25 national policies which satisfy longstanding interests, will never constitute a European foreign policy."@en1

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