Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-19-Speech-3-136"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Area of Freedom, Security and Justice2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000119.6.3-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-19-Speech-3-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Niall Andrews2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, there is a great lack of transparency in the area of security, freedom and justice. The European Union is an economic powerhouse but we are not in a position to pontificate when it comes to our treatment of refugees. The level of racism in our society is terrifying. Ireland, for generations, sent her sons and daughters to places of safety throughout the world, but now when the Celtic tiger is providing wealth and prosperity beyond our expectations, we are showing a very ugly side to our character. Racism in Ireland is endemic. It has been a relative shock to our political leaders to find we must now take a share of the refugees that have been coming into the European Union for a long time. We are coming from behind in dealing with the issue and the government is doing its utmost to catch up. There is a willingness but fear pervades, and to assuage this fear we must find political and religious leadership not only in Ireland but throughout the European Union."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2000-02-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Andrews (UEN )."1

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