Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-05-Speech-1-117"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Dialogue with churches and non-denominational organisations2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050905.20.1-117"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-05-Speech-1-1182
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	". – Madam President, I have to say that I am very disappointed at the Commission's statement. It is undemocratic to confine Union dialogue to a select number of faith organisations and to exclude secularist organisations, as this new Commission has done up to now. We need a guarantee from the Commission that the dialogue it is engaging in will be balanced and transparent. I note that the Commission has not indicated what subjects it discussed with the religious organisations it spoke to in the spring, nor has it told us what it intends to discuss with humanist organisations in the autumn. We need a guarantee from the Commission that this secrecy and backdoor dealing with powerful organisations will cease. Agendas and minutes should be published. We cannot accept secret dialogues with powerful religious organisations, some of which do not countenance internal democratic processes or grant equality to all their adherents. This is a critical period in Europe's history. It is a time of confusion worldwide, with unrepresentative groups using terror in the name of religion for political ends. Dialogue is therefore most important, but it must be transparent dialogue. We must know what the Commission is talking about and to whom it is speaking. It also needs to be made clear that Europe's democracy is founded on the principle that this Union and the parliaments and executives in every Member State are independent of all religious dogmas. That independence is the best defence for European democracy and indeed for members of all religious persuasions. It is a principle that has taken centuries to establish and it must not be conceded if we are to avoid a dangerous regression in Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3 member; PETI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Proinsias De Rossa,"1 "on behalf of the PSE Group"1

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