Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-27-Speech-4-252-500"
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"The EU’s foreign policy is based on the founding principles of the European Community itself, one being the rule of law, and the impartiality, independence and fairness of legal proceedings. The sentencing of the former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, to seven years’ imprisonment is seen as an act of revenge, in order to prevent her from standing in the next parliamentary elections and the 2015 presidential election. These acts have been carried out against several members of the Ukrainian opposition, with the aim of eliminating all possible opponents. I believe that in order to deepen EU-Ukraine relations, the competent Ukrainian authorities need to re-establish the principle of the rule of law and transparency, fairness and impartiality in the trials against former members of the government. This is the only way in which it is possible to conclude the association agreement and move towards the integration of Ukraine into the EU. I am against the use of national institutions for partisan or political ends, which goes against fundamental rights and guarantees."@en1
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