Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-04-20-Speech-2-271"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-04-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU - Canada Summit (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100420.11.2-271"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-04-20-Speech-2-2722
lpv:speaker	lp:Zuzana Roithová2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-17--2013-07-03)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Baroness Ashton, I would like to point out to you that the Achilles heel regarding successful ratification of the agreement between the EU and Canada is the unilateral visa requirement for the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria, because it creates an unacceptable form of second class citizenship in the EU. Not just the other countries showing solidarity with us, but also many MEPs will be perfectly entitled to block ratification if Canada fails to fulfil the promise to tighten its lax asylum policy, which is supposed to be the precondition for lifting visa requirements. Baroness Ashton, can you tell me whether you have pointed out to Canada that it is not acceptable for the country to postpone until 2013 the tightening of this generous asylum act which is open to abuse, and that it must amend the act as soon as possible, bearing in mind the shared values and good economic relations it has with the European Union, the terms of which are to be contained in the new trade agreement? Madam Vice-President, do you consider it your priority to raise the question of bringing forward this deadline at the summit with Canada in two weeks’ time, and to get the visa requirement lifted before signing the agreement with Canada? If this is not the case, are you aware of the possibility that this important agreement may not be ratified here in the European Parliament, because we do not intend to accept this behaviour on the part of Canada towards the three Member States of the EU? Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you on behalf of millions of citizens for your solidarity, and to applaud the fact that the draft of your joint resolution, which we will vote on in Brussels, includes a clear call for the amendment of the Canadian asylum system and the quickest possible lifting of the visa requirement for almost 50 million European citizens."@en1
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