Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-27-Speech-4-244-375"
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"I voted in favour of this resolution, which condemns current developments in Ukraine following the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko, the main political opponent of President Yanukovych. This condemnation marks the distancing of Ukraine from fundamental European values and standards. Ukraine is a young country, which has been independent for just 20 years. It must completely overhaul its legislation and administration, which were profoundly influenced by the Soviet era. However, if this country now wishes to move closer to the European Union and conclude important agreements with it, such as the Association Agreement, it must stop imprisoning former policy makers, here, there and everywhere. More broadly, it must respect fundamental European values of democracy, rule of law, basic human freedoms and human rights. Ukraine is still, essentially, the theatre of serious violations of the freedom of the press, association, and assembly, of corruption in its judicial system, and of cases of torture and ill-treatment in its detention centres."@en1
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