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dcterms:Date	"2004-02-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 20032
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20040209.6.1-092"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-09-Speech-1-0932
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mrs Flesch, I should like to congratulate you mainly on the tone of the positive, yet critical, remarks in your explanation. I am finding it a little harder to come to terms with certain euphoric elements that I will highlight in the text itself. As Mrs Kinnock pointed out at great length, the new Rules of Procedure of the ACS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly have created structures allowing for a real, fruitful dialogue. It appears to me a little premature to herald it as a world model at this stage. There is no doubt that in future, it can become a world model in the field of development cooperation and a place in which people with equal rights can have an open and transparent dialogue about democracy and the protection of human rights, thus enabling us to enter into binding agreements with each other. We are not that far yet. There are structures in place and both sides must now make effective use of them. This will require an increase in resources on the ACP side and quite possibly, a change in mentality on both, because the EU partner will also change following the accession of ten new countries. I wonder whether the sound results which we have already achieved in the joint working party, and which are reflected, among others, in the report on child soldiers, can be repeated shortly in our general assembly, where the tone of discussion has picked up a great deal, even though I still sometimes miss the ACP's equal participation. Our forum should develop into an effective North-South Parliament with a real impact on the orientation of our attitudes, for example with regard to world trade. Not only do we want trade, we also want trade. I think that we will have to determine our policy in tandem with the ACP beforehand and that we should not always agree among the rich before we head to a conference in Cancun or wherever. The UN's Millennium Declaration lists major issues in which we would like to make real improvement, for example by halving global poverty and with regard to good governance, health, education and an end to the oppression of women, these should all be items on the agenda, the progress of which we can measure in the framework of the ACP-EU meetings. We must become real partners in the development of North and South, and I should like to emphasise that consultation is necessary at all times if we are to be spared the disastrous effects of such incidents as those in Zimbabwe."@en1
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