Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-24-Speech-4-152"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Radio Caracas TV Channel in Venezuela2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070524.24.4-152"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-24-Speech-4-1532
lpv:speaker	lp:Monica Frassoni2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; G/EFA (2005-05-24--2007-07-19)3 member; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2006-12-13--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Federazione dei Verdi (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance believes that the non-renewal of the frequency licence for RCTV represents a politically inopportune precedent, insofar as such measures should be restricted to the specific cases laid down by law. At the same time, we refuse to become involved in a campaign that is justified not only by events in Venezuela, but has arisen within a Member State of the European Union, that is to say in Spain, where this idea is actively used. In our opinion, dealing with such matters in an atmosphere of urgency, in a situation in which there is no opportunity for background work on freedom of expression, not only in Venezuela, I might add, but also in various other countries of the European Union, does not enable our Parliament to work on these issues in a credible manner. We cannot divide ourselves into left and right on such subjects, we cannot take a vote in which one side of the Chamber goes one way and the other side goes another. We must send out a positive message that encourages dialogue and does not conjure up phantoms and devils. Although we will not support the resolution, we believe and we hope that approval will be given to a paragraph enabling our competent committees to work together on these issues to achieve a united position that may be of use to the debate in Venezuela. It is not a question of interfering in national affairs, but words like ‘legitimacy’ and ‘illegitimacy’ are not to be bandied about at random. We are talking about a serious topic; we recognise that there is indeed a risk of restriction of freedom in Venezuela, but this does not justify a witch-hunt that is, moreover, unworthy of the European Union."@en1

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