Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-26-Speech-1-073"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:25th anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050926.13.1-073"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-26-Speech-1-0742
lpv:speaker	lp:Ryszard Czarnecki2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Samoobrona RP (2004-07-20--2008-01-23)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-11-14)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2006-11-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Poland’s Solidarity movement came into being a quarter of a century ago. This peaceful non-violent movement proved as effective as the movement led by the great Mahatma Ghandi a few decades earlier had been. Ghandi’s movement eventually led to Indian independence, whilst Solidarity was instrumental in Poland regaining its sovereignty and Poles their freedom. Solidarity was instrumental in much more besides. It led to the peaceful revolution in Central and Eastern Europe. Nine years after the so-called outbreak of Solidarity, Czechoslovakia underwent the Velvet Revolution, and the fall of the Berlin Wall followed. The origins of these events can, however, be traced back to 1980 and to Gdansk, in Poland. Solidarity was not just a trade union with 10 million members, representing almost 40% of the adult population of my country. It was also a movement working for democratic freedoms, free elections, free media and freedom of religion. I cannot be impartial, as I am a Pole, but even so, I firmly believe that Solidarity was a crucial turning point in our common European 20th century history. Today, 25 years later, I should like to pay tribute to Solidarity as a Pole and as a European. It was largely due to this movement that my country and neighbouring nations gained their freedom. Our freedom is not all it could be. We still have many economic and social problems to deal with, but the most important thing is that we do now enjoy real freedom and are in a position to put our own house in order. I should like to thank the many millions of ordinary working people in my homeland whose efforts enabled us to be in this fortunate position. Poland and the whole of Europe owe you a debt of gratitude. We are all indebted to Solidarity."@en1

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