Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-01-Speech-3-108"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual report on human rights2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.9.3-108"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1092
lpv:speaker	lp:Ana Palacio Vallelersundi2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 president; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 substitute; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, like the previous speakers, I was going to start by welcoming this initiative from the Finnish Presidency. It is therefore a pity that the President-in-Office of the Council left in the middle of the debate. It does not seem right that we cannot have a proper debate when such an important document is presented. All we are going to get now is a continuous monologue without any response from the other party. In that respect, my words are rather pointless. However, following on from what was said by the two speakers who came before me – and with whom I disagree – I must say that the fact that Europe, and the European Union in particular, is making human rights its banner – in fact its only banner – is a marvellous thing. This does not mean that everything is perfect and that there is nothing to correct; indeed, the report says as much. The text could be improved upon in many respects – from the internal point of view, for instance –and certain paragraphs concerned with racism and xenophobia provide perfect examples of this. An improvement could also be made by including in the text the EU’s contribution to the fight for human rights in the international sphere. We are faced with a number of challenges and all of this is mentioned in this document which, I must repeat, is an excellent initiative and constitutes a remarkable inventory. I am only sorry that the President-in-Office of the Council is not present to hear this. There are various initiatives which we could comment on if we had the time. I will mention just one in which I think the European Union should be actively involved, namely the establishment of the International Criminal Court which would end the current situation in which the judicial instruments available to us are quite incapable of dealing with international requests for legal proceedings."@en1

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