Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-11-24-Speech-3-392"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-11-24"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, the Action Plan for the EU-Africa Strategic Partnership includes a section on democratic governance and human rights, which are regarded as ‘key for sustainable development’. However, we have been very poor at implementing such objectives. A prime example has been the failure to bring about real change in Zimbabwe. In 2007, in the lead-up to the first EU-Africa summit, we complained bitterly about the EU’s hypocrisy in imposing a travel ban and asset freeze on Mugabe and his ilk with one hand, while inviting him to a summit in a European capital – Lisbon – with the other. Now we find that Mugabe is yet again invited to an EU-Africa summit, albeit in Libya, and we meekly trot along as if none of this mattered. To rub shoulders with Mugabe is an affront to our principles and is in direct contradiction to the EU’s own, stated position. It is a failure of our diplomacy in Africa that any African government still has any regard for Mugabe. Madam President, may I put two questions to the Council and the Commission? In Libya, will EU representatives voice their disapproval of Mugabe’s presence? Secondly, what is the EU doing to actively promote good governance? Without it, there is little hope for a prosperous, democratic future for Africa."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Geoffrey Van Orden (ECR )."1
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