Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-15-Speech-3-580-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Blind persons’ access to books (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120215.26.3-580-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-15-Speech-3-581-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Raül Romeva i Rueda2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2013-04-17)3 member; PECH (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (2012-02-01--2013-03-20)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wanted to take the floor because, to be quite honest, I am flabbergasted. Thirty million people in Europe have difficulties with vision or reading, but only 5% of books are in a readable format for them, and that is in rich countries, it is not even 1% in poor countries. What does the champion for basic rights do? What does the European Union do? It hides behind economic reasons. Rather than defending a fundamental, basic principle, what it does is find problems when it should be taking the lead on the worldwide stage in the fight for an international agreement that specifically allows access to reading for people with difficulties. These people are starved of reading. What surprises me is that it has to be the European Parliament that urges the Commission, represented here, to lead this debate in international fora. The same message would be conveyed to the Council if it were present. What has to be done, will be done, however, and we obviously hope that this debate will help to alter some of the attitudes that have been obstructive up to now."@en1
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