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dcterms:Date	"2006-02-02"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20060202.20.4-155"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-23--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Cuba leaves a great deal to be desired in terms of fundamental freedoms, as is evident from both the oral question and the present, otherwise adequate, resolution. There is one issue which I would like to highlight, and that is the position of house churches. New legislation contained in Directive 43 and Resolution 46 requires all operational house communities to register with the authorities. It is a regular occurrence that applications for registration result in extremely complicated negotiations with the authorities. These involve detailed information about the community members and their pastors. This new legislation has already resulted in the closure of several house churches. In 1992, the Cuban authorities changed the constitution, the effect being to change the country from an atheist state to a secular one. That was a first step in the right direction. New legislation, however, appears to reflect a trend towards new restrictions. While the Cuban constitution recognises the right of the citizens to freedom of religion restrictions are increasingly being imposed. Why are Christian churches, including those that are registered, so closely scrutinised, checked out and even infiltrated? This hardly amounts to real freedom of religion in Cuba. I would ask the Council and Commission to broach these issues in talks with the Cuban authorities."@en1
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