Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-22-Speech-2-063"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Capital of Culture - 2005 to 20192
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050222.5.2-063"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-22-Speech-2-0642
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Karatzaferis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2007-09-25)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos - G. Karatzaferis (2004-07-20--2005-11-23)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the idea of a capital of culture is perhaps the best idea within the framework of the European Union. It is the idea of a famous actress and Greek Minister for Culture who, in her Oscar-winning song 'Never on Sunday', made Piraeus the cultural capital of the world during the 1960s. I believe culture is the primary product in Europe, taking precedence over the economy, the army and diplomacy. Come and make history with the proposal which I am going to make to you, Commissioner. Let us make the 'dead city' of Ammohostos next year's capital of culture, the only dead city on our continent, our continent of grand civilisations, of the Mycenaean civilisation, of the Minoan civilisation, of the Roman civilisation. Ammohostos has been a dead city for 30 years and is the only dead city in the world. Come and let us make it the capital of culture, come and let us breathe life into a city which barbarity has deprived of life. Come and let us make it the capital of culture and win where all the plans have lost including, a few months ago, the Annan plan. If we make Ammohostos the capital of culture, you will see a Greek Cypriot student marching in procession with a Turkish Cypriot student and we shall all be proud. We shall be proud because we shall bring peace and we shall bring life to the most beautiful city in the Mediterranean. It is a good idea: for us to take decisions where diplomacy cannot, for us to take decisions where denial is particularly distressing. Come and let us give real meaning to this initiative. It is an important matter; Mr Figel opens up this city and the main square will one day be renamed Jean Figel Square. Try to help us do honour to this idea."@en1

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