Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-27-Speech-2-714-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-09-27"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110927.33.2-714-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-09-27-Speech-2-715-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Niki Tzavela2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2010-09-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2012-03-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Popular Orthodox Rally - G. Karatzaferis (2009-07-14--2014-02-24)3 member; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair_member_of_the_bureau; EFD (2010-02-16--2012-01-26)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2012-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2012-01-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2009-09-16--2012-03-12)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Baroness Ashton, Commissioner, I greatly fear that Europe is going too far. Here we sit, being told that we need to advise restraint on both sides. Why on both sides? The Republic of Cyprus is carrying out explorations of its economic zone in due form and in accordance with international law and Mr Karim, if I have understood correctly, says that they should stop. How can that be? It is their economic zone, why should they not carry out explorations? Why are we putting the offender and the victim on an equal footing? This is unfair treatment of the Republic of Cyprus. As things stand, to say that both sides should demonstrate self-restraint means that all of us here are ignoring international law and are ignoring sovereign and national rights and the contractual obligations which the European Union has towards Cyprus. I consider this unacceptable and we need to take a bold and fair stand in keeping with international law. The second point I wish to make is this: Bismarck said that the only stable factor in foreign policy is geography. Baroness Ashton, do you have geographical borders on the scope of EU foreign policy? As we have you to represent the single foreign policy of the EU, should we not know where these geographical borders lie? Geographically, do we know where Europe starts and ends? We need to know and to defend it. I will go one step further: when gas reserves are found in Cyprus, who will benefit? The European market will benefit. Should we not therefore defend these European interests and products?"@en1
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