Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-11-15-Speech-1-026"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041115.13.1-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-11-15-Speech-1-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Nigel Farage2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I wish to raise an issue of serious concern to everyone who believes in democracy. The Belgian Supreme Court has upheld a previous ruling that declares the Vlaams Blok a criminal organisation and effectively bans it. Nobody in my Group supports the ideology or the practice of the Vlaams Blok, but in a democracy that is not the point. It is for the electorate and not the courts to make political decisions, and actions such as this can only increase political extremism and perhaps the use of violence. Today these events have taken place in Belgium, but tomorrow it could be the European Union. We already have a European arrest warrant. We have EU funding of political groups, and I believe that criticism of the EU itself will very soon be deemed xenophobic, and that action might be taken against parties such as mine. Every democrat among us should therefore condemn these moves."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 co-chair; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2004-12-05)3 unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2004-07-20--2006-12-12)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Farage (IND/DEM )."1

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