Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-03-Speech-3-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Cuba relations2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030903.1.3-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-03-Speech-3-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Jules Maaten2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, at the end of March, more than 75 dissidents were arrested in Cuba, upon which they were sentenced, without trial, to terms of imprisonment lasting 20 years and more. These also include a number of Liberals whom I have met personally in Cuba, such as Osvaldo Alfonso Valdés, the leader of Cuba's Liberal Democratic Party and Adolfo Fernández Sainz, the international secretary of the Party for Solidarity and Democracy. This happened less than a month after the European Commission’s office in Cuba was opened. It is not only a violation of human rights, but also a slap in the face for the European Union. I value the activities that our Cuban office has subsequently taken. We must give a clear signal to the regime in Cuba that we no longer tolerate the situation. A restriction of high-level bilateral government visits, as announced by the Council in its statement of 5 June, is, however, too weak a measure. We must be clear in what we say and as far as I am concerned, the Council should consider taking the same measures as we have done in Zimbabwe, namely deny Fidel Castro access to the European Union, as, in fact, Greece has done in the context of the Olympic Games. I have a great deal of appreciation for this, and I also wonder whether the Council has discussed this and whether the Council supports the Greek Government's decision."@en1

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