Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-289"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights and freedom of the press in Tunisia and evaluation of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.57.2-289"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-2902
lpv:speaker	lp:Véronique De Keyser2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti Socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to pre-empt certain criticisms and reassure Mr Coûteaux that the media will not engage in a systematic lynching of Tunisia. On the contrary, we socialists believe that, with regard to a country that has undoubtedly made impressive advances in the socio-economic sphere, it is important to welcome a veritable democratic outcry on the part of the trade unions, the human-rights organisations, the judicial authorities and lawyers. The momentum they have generated can surely lead to the realisation of freedom of expression, association and assembly. This renewal is epitomised by the 18 October Movement and its intention to set up a permanent forum, with which the Socialist Group in the European Parliament wish to be associated. It has often been said that the Barcelona process was a partial failure, and it is true that we were timorous. Europe is struggling to propagate its ideal of democratic pluralism. In this respect, Tunisia is a gift to us, almost a model. The Tunisians are not calling for our help, but they do want more democracy. Can we support these people who have been striving, and sometimes waging fierce struggles – as social struggles always are – to open up and relax a regime that tends to close in on itself, a regime which, in the name of the fight against terrorism, stigmatises all defenders of human rights and prevents judges, prosecutors and lawyers from holding meetings and forming associations? Can we fight to ensure that no socialist regime is able to invoke its membership of the Socialist International in order to trample on human rights? I have only one request: that the issue of human rights and the rule of law in Tunisia play a key role in the deliberations of the Association Council which is due to meet in January 2006 and that no one beat about the bush."@en1

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