Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-05-Speech-4-192"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in the Middle East – Elections in Yugoslavia2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001005.12.4-192"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-05-Speech-4-1932
lpv:speaker	lp:Joost Lagendijk2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is slightly bizarre that we should be discussing Serbia in this Chamber at a time when the Serbian parliament building is going up in flames and hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets. Despite this, I would like to make an attempt at explaining why I am positive and optimistic about the outcome at the moment. There is of course the support of hundreds of thousands of people – the figure of one million has even been mooted – who are prepared at this moment to put themselves at risk in order to support the opposition and to help Mr Kostunica against the wishes of Mr Milosevic. There are also the latest reports on the role of the police, which, as has been apparent for some time, have been in doubt as to whether to continue to support the regime, and which, as it appears from the first reports now coming in, have opted to side with the demonstrators; according to the latest reports, the same could happen with the army. There is also the fact that the chairman of the state broadcasting corporation has resigned, this being a signal, I believe, that he refuses to act as the extension and mouthpiece of the Milosevic regime any longer. I would like to make two minor observations with regard to the future. I wholeheartedly support the proposal and appeal by Doris Pack to reach the decision quickly, in fact as quickly as possible, to lift the sanctions, because these have done far more harm than good. I would also like to say – and this is more of an appeal to the Council, but I am sharing it with the Commission and Parliament for now – let us not just make fine declarations with regard to the aid which we will soon be willing to grant to Serbia, but let us also make room for this cause in our own budget, the European Union’s budget, so that we do not end up concluding that we can only help Serbia by taking funding away from other projects in the Balkans which need our support. Finally, I would like to propose that a delegation from Parliament visit Serbia at the earliest opportunity, and once a new Yugoslavian government has been installed, so that we, in tandem with this new government, can make plans for the reconstruction of a new Serbia."@en1

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