Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-07-Speech-4-193"
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"Mr President, our Austrian colleague is right in saying this is not the first time we are discussing Zimbabwe in this House. It has become something of a never-ending story, and in many respects Zimbabwe is a world record-beater with 70% unemployment, the highest rate of inflation in the world, 3 200 deaths from AIDS each week, and the lowest voter turnout in the world, namely 15%.
Four million people in that country are threatened with starvation. The situation is a challenge for the whole world, including the European Union. I hope that this time we will go beyond mere words, and I agree with what Mr Rueda, our Spanish colleague, said recently about not applying double standards. By all means refer to Zimbabwe, but go further than that because fundamental human rights are also being violated in other countries and we have to constantly avoid such double standards. It is a good thing that the House is debating this issue again, but let us hope it is for the last time."@en1
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