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"There will always be differing opinions, this is the essence and vitality of democracy. The more sensitive the issue, the greater sensitivity must be shown in dealing with it. This was obviously not the case, neither in New York during the Beijing + 5 conference, nor in our debate in this Parliament yesterday. In the treatment of Poland and other candidate countries, fundamental principles of democracy and subsidiarity and the political values of this Parliament, as indeed of the new Europe we are in the process of creating, were not respected.
Amendments put forward by the EU delegation in New York do not and could not represent a consensus position of the Member States of the Union: on the contrary, certain of these amendments flagrantly contravened the constitution of my country of Ireland, and I have no doubt the legislative position of other countries which seek to diminish rather than promote the practice of abortion.
Regarding paragraph H of this resolution, "sexual rights" is an undefined term not included in Article 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty nor in the Beijing + 5 Platform for Action. This new undefined term causes great difficulty for many countries including mine, as it could for example imply support for the sexual rights of paedophiles. I will therefore abstain from voting on this resolution.
We have just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Robert Schuman Declaration, the father of Europe. We would surely want to uphold the spirit, the ideals, and the values which formed the foundation of our European unity. Part of the Schuman legacy is to respect the diversity of Europe and the emerging cultures of the developing world. Consensus should be our motif, not imposition or intimidation."@en1
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