Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-04-17-Speech-2-053-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20120417.14.2-053-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Madam President, my initial, and perhaps most important comment is as follows: we often talk about countries in the process of transformation, and about the need for economic and other reforms. Last week, I heard a very intelligent statement made by Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Luzenko in prison. They said that the basis for ensuring good human rights standards is judicial reform. We should discuss judicial reform before discussing other reforms in all countries where we note violations of human rights.
Secondly, I am very pleased that the report refers to a European fund for democracy. My only fear is that this fund will be mired in bureaucracy before it comes into being. We must act quickly in the case of Belarus, and we must take decisions concerning North Africa. A little more dynamism and a little less bureaucracy are called for, and we should say so.
There is another issue that I consider to be extremely important. We must state clearly – and here I appeal to all Members: we must not be afraid to state that Christians are a particularly persecuted group. This should be included in this report. Our ability to call a spade a spade in straightforward cases is a measure of our credibility in many other matters."@en1
|
| lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples