Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-01-Speech-3-167-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Iran and its nuclear programme (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120201.14.3-167-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-01-Speech-3-168-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Cristian Dan Preda2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2013-12-08)3 substitute; Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee (2010-06-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2010-01-20--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) welcomes the Council’s decision of 23 January to extend the existing sanctions against Iran. It concerns the toughest sanctions imposed on the Tehran regime so far. After freezing the assets of a long list of companies and individuals in Iran and restricting exports of sensitive products and investments in the field of hydrocarbons in Iran, the next logical step was to sanction oil resources, which have a strategic importance for this country. The adoption of sanctions is never something that is made lightly. In the case of Iran, these measures are all the more necessary as the risk of nuclear proliferation linked to the Iranian programme causes increasing concern. I believe, therefore, that it is very important that the EU has shown decisiveness, in the absence of a clear answer from Iran to the proposal of resuming the negotiations. Toughening the sanctions and our firm tone are a clear indication for the Iranians that we will not accept the continuation of the nuclear programme. Finally, for those who argue that sanctions are ineffective or even counterproductive, I would like to point out two aspects that I believe to be important: sanctions so far have actually hindered the Iranian nuclear programme and have prevented Iran from obtaining the nuclear bomb. On the other hand, Iran started to show signs that these measures have an effect on its economy. Sanctions are therefore the key to resolving the nuclear crisis and can bring Iran back to the negotiation table."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
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