Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-17-Speech-4-226"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-09-17"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090917.16.4-226"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-09-17-Speech-4-2272
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2009-07-16--2010-01-17)3 substitute; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; INTA (2009-07-16--2011-06-16)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2009-07-14--2009-12-06)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2009-09-16--2012-02-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; EFD (2009-07-14--2010-02-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this was a disaster on an unprecedented scale for Taiwan. There is great tragedy in the mountains. Whole villages have disappeared and there are a thousand people thought dead or missing. Thousands of survivors, if not more, are being put up in military camps for the time being. This is how Menno Goedhart, the highest representative in Taiwan from my home country, the Netherlands, depicts the devastating effects of typhoon Morakot. First and foremost, I would like to express my sympathies, from this Parliament, to the government and citizens of Taiwan. In addition to the practical assistance that Menno Goedhart is currently offering his Taiwanese friends, and also whilst appreciating what has already been done from the European side, I would nonetheless like to ask a couple of questions of the Commission in relation to the strengthening of European-Taiwanese relations. First of all, the Commission will be putting forward a proposal next month to relax the visa regime for Taiwanese citizens. The United Kingdom and Ireland have already set a good example in this regard. Secondly, a recent European report demonstrated very clearly that there would be enormous benefits for both Taiwan and the European Union in agreeing trade enhancing measures (TEM). Does the Commission agree with this urgent conclusion? Finally, Mr President, I would like to lend my full support to those of my fellow Members who have already argued for the ending of Taiwan’s incredible international isolation. Such isolation is truly intolerable, certainly when it comes to people’s lives, wherever they may be."@en1
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