Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-068"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Anti-personnel mines2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.3.3-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Bertel Haarder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-09-13--2001-11-26)3 vice-chair; ELDR (1999-07-20--2001-11-26)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2001-11-26)3 unknown; Venstre (1999-07-20--2001-11-26)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2001-11-26)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, anti-personnel mines are abominable beyond belief. Their purpose is not to kill but to disable and cause the worst possible pain and distress for the victims, their families and their countries. Think of the Soviet ‘toy’ bombs in Afghanistan. They are, unfortunately, incredibly cheap to produce and wildly expensive to find and destroy. It will take a hundred years to have them removed, and more and more of them are being scattered. It was the Liberal, Jan Willem Bertens who raised the matter five years ago in Parliament, and I think this Parliament can really pride itself on having set the ball in motion so that we are now on the way towards a ban on mines. We can also point to the very major and effective contribution the European Union is making on this issue. More still can be done, however. There are machines which can clear large areas of mines in a short period of time. I have seen such a machine in Kosovo, but it was idle and not in use. Mrs Bonino and Mr Patten are right in saying that it makes obvious sense to destroy the stockpiles, because the cost of destroying a stockpiled mine is only a hundredth of that of destroying one which has been transported to a place where it is difficult to find. Mrs Bonino and Mr Patten are also right to say that Parliament and the Council should not interfere with the administration, and I listened carefully to Mr Patten’s remarks on this point for he obviously thinks we should interfere still less. I agree in principle. We should refrain from getting involved in the administration. We should instead criticise the Commission if it does not engage in proper administration. We should not, however, be controlling the Commission from a distance. That is a mistake this Parliament is constantly making. The Commission must have the freedom to exercise its powers, and we for our part should be free to slam the Commission – if I may use that expression – if it does not do the work well. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs Bonino. It is refreshing to have such an experienced rapporteur. Thank you for a good report."@en1

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