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"Madam President, today’s debate is not just an idea that someone came up with in private; it is a primarily a debate about recommendations to the Council, and arises from the provisions of Article 27 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the promotion of human rights and democracy as well as Article 33 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the appointment of a European Union Special Representative for Human Rights. It is also the result of interinstitutional activities such as, for example, the debate of December 2011 on an effective approach by the entire Union to human rights and democracy. This was the outcome of our reflections on what happened following the Arab Spring.
The appointment of a European Union Special Representative for Human Rights should, above all, increase the effectiveness and consistency of European Union policy in the area of human rights, as we know that such consistency is often lacking, while ensuring an appropriate role for Parliament in the procedure for appointing the representative and in supervising the mandate that the Special Representative will have. The Special Representative should also chair high-level meetings on human rights and be a partner to third countries and international organisations functioning both on a regional and global level. The future European Union representative should be a person who commands a great deal of authority in the area of human rights among organisations and institutions working in this field. It should be a person who is recognised both in Europe and throughout the world, as only a person of this calibre will be able to ensure that human rights are given their due worth in the Union’s relations with our partners."@en1
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