Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-262"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual report of the Council on human rights2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.56.2-262"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-2632
lpv:speaker	lp:Ryszard Czarnecki2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Samoobrona RP (2004-07-20--2008-01-23)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-11-14)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2006-11-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is very much to be welcomed that the EU has published an annual report on human rights for the past seven years. It is also right and proper to have adopted the Charter of Fundamental Rights. At the same time, however, we should be wary of an attitude that was all too common in Communist times, namely that an office or agency should be set up every time a problem arises. This leads me on to something the Council representative mentioned a few moments ago. I refer to the question of whether there is in fact any need for a Fundamental Rights Agency. We have yet to see convincing proof that such a need exists. It is good news that the EU is cooperating with various bodies in the field of human rights, such as the OSCE and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is bad news, however, that the EU’s actions sometimes amount to a acceptance of double standards. We consistently stand up for human rights in small and weak countries, but we fail to do the same in the case of large and strong countries. The reason for this is that we like to do business with the latter. We defend human rights in enemy and neutral countries, but we are not bold enough to speak out when human rights are violated in countries that are our allies. In addition, there are times when Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner fails to speak out, especially when it comes to regions and countries that are seen as strategic partners for the EU. I would call for some consistency in this regard, and for human rights, which belong to the EU’s fundamental values, no longer to be observed selectively."@en1
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