Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-13-Speech-2-339"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:NEPAD2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040113.15.2-339"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-13-Speech-2-3402
lpv:speaker	lp:Michael Gahler2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to start by thanking Mr Bébéar for producing this excellent own-initiative report. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an ambitious programme, and we should congratulate our African partners on it, for it is indeed a programme developed by Africans for Africans. This concept has now been in existence for more than two years, and following the successful establishment of the African Union and the scheduling of the first session of the Pan-African Parliament for the third week in March, the time has come for the proposed mechanisms to be put in effect. I would like to focus especially on the African Peer Review Mechanism and explore this in more detail. Yet I have the impression that some of its architects are a little scared by their own courage. The Commissioner has just mentioned the heroes of NEPAD, but they must be the cowards of NEPAD, for adopting principles such as good governance and human rights means implementing them as well – and implementation means effective control and evaluation of the commitments undertaken. Unfortunately, it is apparent that those who are responsible for the worst excesses in Africa, notably Mr Mugabe in Zimbabwe, are naturally not subscribing to this mechanism in the first place. In all, just sixteen out of more than fifty states have joined the mechanism so far. I believe this is exactly where we should take a positive role, be it through the EU or indeed G8. After all, G8 committed itself to an Africa Action Plan back in 2002. We should be targeting our support specifically to those who are genuinely improving their standards and are complying with the mechanism in practice. This is the only way to ensure that we treat Africa individually and not as an entity, which was the Commissioner’s complaint earlier. For this purpose, the EU but also G8 should draw up a specific timetable to fulfil the commitments which they have undertaken in abstract. Positive outcomes could then be anticipated in Africa as well."@en1

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