Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Human Rights and Democracy Clause (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.4.2-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Justas Vincas Paleckis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-22--2007-02-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to thank the rapporteur for his determination to lend more transparency and consistency to the expansion and consolidation of human rights. In the report it seems as if a magnifying glass is being held over the principle of clarity and transparency. Various interpretations of the concept of ‘human rights’ prevent the European Union from taking appropriate actions when there are gross violations. When the Council is debating the human rights situation in a state where there is cause for concern, usually one EU country or another insists on acting in its own national interest and vetoes the decision. The unanimity principle ought to be made more flexible. When debating the possibility of sanctions, inevitably the political and economic power of the target country, along with its size and the likelihood of retaliation, is considered. Such a state of affairs should be avoided where possible and certain states, which blatantly violate human rights, should not feel more equal than others. The sanctions instrument, directed against one regime or another or a government, which has behaved inappropriately, must be employed with extreme precision. The stick of sanctions should not hit people, who often live in particularly harsh conditions and do not have the opportunity to oppose the regime. In a few months the EU will begin negotiations with a state, which still has difficulty applying policies of gender equality and women's rights; a state, which has yet to rid itself of the shackles of ethnic discrimination. Human rights will form an important part of these negotiations, so the procedure for defining this negotiation process should also be more transparent."@en1

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