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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conflict prevention and crisis management2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010314.5.3-152"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-14-Speech-3-1532
lpv:speaker	lp:Margrietus van den Berg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, on behalf of the Group of the Party of European Socialists, I would first of all like to thank the Swedish Presidency for the explanation of the Council. It is becoming clear that a civil strategy will be forming a completely fresh component in conflict prevention and foreign policy. I would like to thank Commissioner Patten who has pointed out very clearly how vital it is that we provide the human resources so as to add substance to civil strategy. I would like to start on a practical note. The Group of the Party of European Socialists has added a new point to its amendments on the wide issue of the small arms trade. This issue will be discussed in the PrepCom which will be taking place in New York between 19 and the end of March. This meeting will prove to be of overriding importance. Needless to say, our Member States are closely involved in this matter. We know that there is a code of conduct, but we also know that we do not always implement those rules consistently. Europe’s role in the New York meeting will be of crucial importance. A number of key points are still missing from the action plan. We have included these in our amendments which we hope will be adopted tomorrow in a resolution, so that Europe will be sending out a clear message in this respect. At the beginning of the last century, conflicts claimed as many victims among the military as it does among citizens today. There are over 100 conflicts, most of which are of a civil nature and are ethnically and regionally coloured. That fact alone entirely justifies our strategy of conflict prevention, but also forces us to appreciate the complexity of this strategy. It is no longer a question of diplomacy in the traditional meaning of the word. There is a whole gamut of mechanisms involved. It is a long-term task which cannot be carried out by one specific group alone and nobody else. And that has not always been Europe’s strong point, not now or in the past. The Group of the Party of European Socialists believes that we are facing a huge challenge in order to achieve a result by means of which Europe will put itself on the map using a fresh approach."@en1

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