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"Madam President, I will begin by thanking Mr Howitt for his report, which is a good starting point for dealing with this difficult topic. The report brings all aspects of the topic into the context of the policy pursued by the European Union.
In the context of the fight against the global economic crisis, high unemployment and inflation, it is particularly easy to lose sight of fundamental values such as human rights. Nevertheless, the values encompassed by this broadly defined term must always be respected by third countries cooperating with the European Union in various ways. Economic gain – although important and impossible to ignore – cannot be bought with consent to violation of the fundamental rights of individuals and of society that are included in the catalogue of values adopted in the European Union.
At present, this problem is particularly pertinent, especially since we are conducting both commercial and accession negotiations with countries that do not always share our interpretation of the concept of human rights or that knowingly violate them. The European Union cannot assume the role of global guardian of human rights, but in cases where we do have effective instruments for that purpose available to us, and especially in the context of cooperation with third countries, protection of the values which we all advocate here in Europe should always be our utmost priority."@en1
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