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"Mr President, as rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Development on this topic, I wish to congratulate Mr Howell, and I welcome the fact that almost all our suggestions have been incorporated in the final text. This is a mark of recognition of the importance of integrating human rights effectively into development cooperation, in keeping with the rationale from the Lisbon Treaty of pursuing a consistent foreign policy. In this regard, I welcome the new approach featured in the joint communication on human rights and democracy at the heart of the European Union’s external actions. This is an integrated human rights strategy covering the whole gamut of EU policies. However, a great deal still needs to be done to make the strategy a reality. Budget support should be linked more closely to the situation regarding human rights and governance in the beneficiary countries, and I believe that detailed criteria must be set out for granting this support. Although it is a difficult subject to raise at a time of economic crisis, another key aspect is to increase the funding for European mechanisms for supporting democracy and human rights. They provide the EU with practical tools for promoting democracy and human rights in third countries."@en1
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