Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-17-Speech-4-172"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Parliament has rightly led the way in promoting human rights in the European Union. Clearly, governments are often more sensitive to the interests of
and to commercial, geostrategic or economic interests. We have established requirements for the countries which want to join our Union and we must also establish requirements for the countries which we support, because we believe in democracy and its values. A free press and informed public opinion are the heart and soul of a democracy. There can be no democracy without freedom of information and without free and informed public opinion. Yet the latter cannot exist without free and unrestricted social communication which itself cannot exist when journalists are persecuted, detained, threatened or put under pressure.
We rightfully condemned the behaviour of UNITA which threatened the peace process in Angola and we used our authority to invite the two sides to stop the war and embrace peace. Rightfully and with the full weight of our authority, we condemn the persecution and threats against journalists and we call on the Government of Angola to ensure the conditions of freedom which are essential to the vital work of journalists in a democratic country and society."@en1
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