Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-14-Speech-2-041"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-09-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Belarus2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040914.3.2-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-09-14-Speech-2-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Janusz Onyszkiewicz2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Unia Wolnosci (2004-07-20--2005-06-16)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2005-05-08)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to add my voice to those calling for the European Union and our Parliament to play a more active and committed role with regard to Belarus, and in particular to those calling for observers to be sent. To tell the truth, I am not particularly optimistic about the success of this mission, because as Josef Stalin once said, ‘it’s not who votes that counts, it’s who counts the votes’, and a decision has already been taken on how the votes will be counted. Nevertheless, the situation requires our constant attention, as it is becoming worse and worse. There is no rule of law in Belarus, only the rule of those who simply exploit the law. One result of this, amongst others, is the abolition of independent education, and the European Humanities University has already been mentioned. I would also like to mention the closure of the Kolas Lyceum, the only secondary school in Minsk in which lessons are held exclusively in Belarussian. Generally speaking, what we are witnessing in Belarus is quite simply a regression to a quasi-Soviet state. Official ideology rules in the country. Ladies and gentlemen, there is such a thing as an official Belarussian ideology, and there are high commissioners in each of the institutions and high-ranking executives responsible for ideology. This has resulted in the return of practices which are completely incomprehensible to us, in the light of recent developments in Europe. It is absolutely essential that the European Union take more active measures in this matter. It is also extremely important to involve our neighbours, both near and far, in these measures, and I would like to return to a comment made by Mr Siwiec, namely that we should take advantage of all existing opportunities to exert influence jointly on Belarus. These opportunities include Russia, and in particular the democratic Russia which is unfortunately in retreat, but still exists."@en1

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