Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-03-Speech-1-006"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by the President2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060703.2.1-006"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-03-Speech-1-0162
lpv:speaker	lp:Josep Borrell Fontelles2
lpv:spokenAs	president; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-20--2007-01-15)3 president; European Parliament (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 president; Conference of Presidents (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Ten years after the Dutroux case, Belgium is once again in the throes of an horrendous drama. Two girls, Stacy Lemmens and Nathalie Mahy, have been murdered. Their names have been added to those of Julie and Mélissa, to those of An and Eefje and to that of Leyla. I would like to express my condolences to their families on behalf of the European Parliament. Some people may see this as an individual isolated case that only affects the victims, but when does an isolated case become an issue for society? I believe that we are dealing with an issue for society and that, whether in Belgium or in any other country where such tragedies may take place, we cannot remain indifferent when it is innocence itself that is being murdered. It is our duty to consider thoroughly why and how this kind of behaviour continues to take place in our developed and civilised societies. That should be another purpose of politics: to prevent it, to help the families of the victims and also to prevent people from forgetting and therefore allowing similar dramatic events from happening again in the future. I do not therefore believe that we are yielding to the surge of current public opinion when we stand and remember these victims: because we are not dealing with a single isolated event that warrants no more than a mention in the newspapers; no, we are dealing with a real problem being faced by our society which has a lot to do with the black depths of the human soul. While I was preparing this speech, I also heard the news of a tragic rail accident which is likely to have caused 40 deaths and hundreds of injured in Valencia. I therefore believe that this is an appropriate time for us all to observe a minute’s silence in memory of all of these victims."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The House rose and observed a minute’s silence)"1 "President."1

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