Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-09-14-Speech-2-105"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-09-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by Mr Prodi (continued)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19990914.5.2-105"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-09-14-Speech-2-1062
lpv:speaker	lp:Mário Soares2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President Prodi, I would like to begin by applauding the important reference you made at the beginning of your intervention today to the tragic situation in East Timor. I must ask you though, what specific action are you planning to take – in co-operation with the UN of course – in terms of consolidating Timor’s now irreversible independence and making it viable, and in terms of supplying emergency aid to the long-suffering people of Timor? As for your statement overall, I approve the fact that it touched on some very important points but I do not think that it emphasised sufficiently the social dimensions of the objectives of the Commission over which you preside. The fact that a word as symbolic as “cohesion” was removed from the Directorate-General for Regional Policy strikes me as rather unfortunate. I must admit that I was shocked that you were perfectly clear on the freedom of trade and on the demands of competition on businesses, but you were silent or vague on fighting unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, all veritable scourges of the European Union. Commissioner António Vitorino, who made an absolutely brilliant statement to this Parliament, highlighted the need to integrate refugees and to give effective protection to ethnic minorities. He presented an excellent programme for the area allocated to him and which deserved the agreement and applause of the majority of this Parliament. I would like to know if, as President of the Commission, you will attempt to commit yourself to resolving the very serious social problems which exist within the European Union, and which, to my mind, should be an absolute priority for the Commission. ( )"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Applause"1

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