Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-165"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.14.3-165"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-1672
lpv:speaker	lp:Zuzana Roithová2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; IMCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-09-16--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2005-04-27)3 unknown; Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"The European Parliament must say a clear ‘no’ to the export of arms to China. I wonder whether a higher turnover for a few European arms manufacturers should mean that Europe has to give up its values and its ambitions to uphold human rights effectively in the world. I believe that the Council of Ministers will take Parliament’s stance to heart, and that it will abandon its pragmatic approach. I would warn that Europe will otherwise lose its capacity to bring about positive developments in Asia and Africa. What political tools will remain to Europe for the enforcement of human rights and social, ecological and trading standards? Independent organisations have given evidence of the murder, persecution and abduction of ideological opponents in China. This affects not only Falun Gong, but also Christians, Buddhists and others. What credit will be due to an EU which breaks embargos, even though the reasons for which they were imposed are still valid? The Union has still not carried out its own investigations into changes in access to human rights in China. Is it also blind to the obvious infringement of rules on international trade and intellectual property? What we are talking about here is also a safety hazard, after all; I can say this on the basis of my own experiences in the Czech Republic a couple of years ago. Journalists revealed how arms were being exported to Congo, on which Europe had imposed an embargo. This was due to a failure of politicians, who facilitated sales through the unreliable Zimbabwe, with the latter being happy to accept falsified end-user certificates. We should remember that countries in which public control is not working - ..."@en1
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