Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-04-Speech-3-299"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-02-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090204.17.3-299"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-04-Speech-3-3002
lpv:speaker	lp:Irena Belohorská2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (2007-01-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-11-06--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-10-24--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"According to Article 20 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, every citizen of the Union in the territory of a third country shall be entitled to protection by diplomatic or consular authorities under the same conditions as nationals of that State. It is important to stress the need for the Union to develop cooperation in consular services for these purposes. Europeans are among the most mobile societies in the world, with almost 9 % of citizens travelling to countries where their home country does not have this level of representation. For example, Slovakia, the country I represent in the European Parliament, has a very weak consular presence in Central and Latin America, which are regions that many of our citizens travel to. I must add that despite the obligations on consular services most Europeans do not know their rights and it is a sad fact that even the employees of these organisations are unaware of this. In order to ensure that people are better informed about consular protection, we should aim for standard European passports to include an extract from Article 20. The importance of consular protection in third countries became apparent in crisis situations such as the tsunami of 2004 or the Lebanese conflict of 2006. Due to differences in consular regulations, citizens of the EU have to cope with as many systems as there are Member States and these systems may have varying legal force and scope. The recent events in Mumbai show that we have a long way to go in the area of consular services. The establishment of joint European offices would ensure the functional coherence and at the same time would cut the structural costs of diplomatic and consular networks operated by Member States."@en1
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