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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ethiopia and new border conflicts2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051215.38.4-227"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-15-Speech-4-2282
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	"Mr President, although I hope our wishes for a joyful Christmas will also reach the people of Ethiopia, I believe that the holiday season will be a sad time for many of them. I say this because a not insignificant number of Ethiopians are Christian, and Ethiopia, which is one of the two largest countries in Africa, has Christian roots. As I see it, this is a further reason why the many EU Member States that share these Christian roots should defend human rights in Ethiopia. I trust the Commissioner will not act like a certain African bird today. I refer to the ostrich, which is known for its habit of burying its head in the sand. I hope that Mr Verheugen will speak boldly about the will and determination of the European Commission and of the EU authorities to stand up for human rights in a country in which such rights are indeed being violated, whatever anyone may say. I have faith that the Commissioner will do so, and this faith gives me hope. I should like to wish both him and the House as a whole a merry Christmas."@en1

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