Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-26-Speech-2-060"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC and ECSC budgets for 20002
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991026.2.2-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-26-Speech-2-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Paulo Casaca2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; CONT (1999-07-22--2001-12-11)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, supporting the economic reconstruction and the political renewal of a free, democratic and independent East Timor is not only nor is it fundamentally a question of humanitarian aid. What it represents above all is the confirmation that the Europe that we are building is ruled by universal values which are equally resonant across the world. It also means that military invasion is not an acceptable method of extending borders, whoever perpetrates such an act and whatever geopolitical factors and interests may be involved. It means above all, that liberty, democracy and respect for human rights are the fundamental principles according to which we would like to see our world develop. By deciding that the budget for the year 2000 is to make Europe’s financial contribution to Timor one of the four great European priorities, the European Parliament will be giving an unmistakable political signal to Europeans and to the world. I am pleased to note here the determined way in which the Commission and most particularly the Commissioner directly responsible for this matter, Chris Patten, is committed to supporting East Timor. In spite of the huge budgetary constrictions within which we work, the Commission managed to find the means to respond to the most pressing needs even in 1999. The assessment reports on the reconstruction costs for East Timor, as well as for the attendant international financial aid plan, have still not been completed which means that it is not yet possible to have an accurate estimate of the European contribution to the costs of reconstruction. The political message that we shall be giving when we vote next Thursday in favour of Mr Bourlanges’ draft legislative resolution is nevertheless unmistakable. Europe’s support for East Timor is an absolute priority for Parliament in terms of the budget for the year 2000. It gives an accurate reflection of the feelings of many Socialist MEPs and of those from other benches who came here to give their evidence in the debate that we held on the situation in East Timor in the September part-session."@en1

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