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"Mr President, Yulia Tymoshenko is clearly not Ukraine’s only problem, but her case is symbolic of the political situation.
What, then, are the problems? Last week’s report from the Commission highlighted the following: an increasing centralisation of power, rising corruption and the very selective way in which it is tackled, the ever-deteriorating treatment of prisoners and a growing anti-homosexual climate that is now even threatening to be enshrined in law.
I therefore call on the Ukrainian parliament to reject this law. Ukraine needs to get away from the culture of political pay-offs, as those benefiting today are the victims of tomorrow, and vice versa. This culture is all about holding on to power, rather than using that power to help the country progress.
Mr President, next month, the eyes of the world will turn to Ukraine when football’s European Championships take place. Unfortunately, the cameras will not be solely focused on the pitch, but also on the political institutions in Kiev, the prisons right across the country and on the Tymoshenko case in particular.
I sincerely hope that, next month, the world will be talking about players like Shevchenko and Tymoshchuk, rather than about Tymoshenko and Lutsenko. Only the Yanukovych regime can ensure that, however. Necessary political changes would not only lead to a successful football championships, but also, I believe, to a successful association agreement."@en1
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