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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Anti-personnel mines (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.5.3-086"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-0872
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Carrilho2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1999-11-11--2001-09-26)3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, years ago when the international campaigns for landmine-clearance began, it used to be said that landmines were the poor countries’ atomic bomb. Despite the time that has passed, this apparent exaggeration may still unfortunately serve to describe the situation. There can be no development without safe roads, without suitable land for cultivation and without places where children can play freely. That is why the European Union joined and has come to play a leading role in the international campaign started by the United Nations, as has already been mentioned by the previous speakers. We can now clearly see the merit of the proposal put before us, upon which Mrs Bonino has based her report. I support this report and any other initiative to restate the role of the European Union in this objective. I must stress that for this to occur the effort of the European Union must be more cohesive, bringing in Finland and Greece; the European Union must coordinate all its power to exert international pressure on those countries that have not yet accepted the Ottawa Convention; and the European effort must become more effective, for example through an increase in funding, taking into account the need for safe mine clearance, the systematic destruction of existing stockpiles and the further development of advanced mine detection and clearance technologies. This effort must also be made more effective through coordination and monitoring of the processes, giving NGOs a more extensive role to play. Lastly, I hope that among the future tasks of the European common military force will be the training of technicians, particularly of people with a local interest in the eradication of landmines."@en1

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