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I voted in favour of the resolution before us because it addresses my concerns in this area.
Tragedies sometimes have one positive aspect: they show that human nature – and the nature of the institutions – is also capable of good deeds. As well as the unspeakable horror that was visited on South-East Asia, and past, present and future suffering, what also hit home were the images of world solidarity on an unprecedented scale. The globalisation of everything, even suffering, responds to tragic events with decency.
Consequently, the readiness to help shown by everyone, and in our particular case by the EU as a whole and by each of the 25 Member States, is worthy of praise, but only if the promises of help correspond to effective help. This time, also very much due to the efforts of its citizens, Europe lived up to what its stature should be. Let us hope, therefore, that this will set a precedent.
Lastly, this should also be an opportunity for the problems of the least-developed countries to be addressed from a fresh perspective, with a fresh approach and with fresh determination. Let us ensure that tragedy does not produce more commotion than action."@en1
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