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Political stability, economic development and democracy do not constitute three separate areas of foreign policy. The three are intertwined – the removal of one would affect the other two. Events in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Syria and the Arabian Peninsula mirror the double standards of the foreign policy pursued by European countries and the EU itself. In her report, Mrs De Keyser points out the continuing inconsistency in the way Europe applies its values in relation to third countries. In January this year, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs noted that each cooperation agreement concluded by the EU with another country incorporates a clause demanding respect for human rights. The report before us, however, calls attention to the fact that the existence of this contractual condition is not in itself enough, as penalties for violations are seldom imposed in practice. If the EU genuinely wants to be an important global player, or a superpower, it must be consistent in its values. Long-term, stable relations between states are built on trust and reliability. Instead of merely paying lip service to its values, the EU must do more to assert them at every opportunity. This is the only way to earn the trust of its partners."@en1
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