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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-04-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Council)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000412.7.3-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-04-12-Speech-3-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Emmanouil Bakopoulos2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Dimokratiko Kinoniko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-04--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"For a long time we have adopted a foreign policy which we allege is based on moral rules. And not just that. We have come to believe it ourselves and we claim to represent the world-wide moral conscience. Already, however, we have reached an impasse, and not just in Turkey. You see, morality must be applied towards everyone equally, regardless of risks and interests. But that cannot happen. You see, Belgrade can be bombed, but not Moscow, Beijing or Ankara. Let us therefore acknowledge the obvious and return to tried and tested prescriptions. In other words, let us speak of interests, the balance of powers and policy as the art of the possible. If we do that we will certainly not be more moral, we will be more sincere and in that case we can all put our time to better use instead of play-acting as we are all doing now."@en1

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