Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-01-Speech-1-026"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-10-01"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011001.3.1-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-01-Speech-1-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Edward Mcmillan-scott2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, in reference to Wednesday's agenda following the point made by Mr Barón Crespo, last Tuesday I and two other Members of this House had the honour of meeting with the former king of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah. At that meeting we discussed the possibility of his playing a role in some form of mediation in Afghanistan leading to the restoration of the democracy which he established in 1964, and which involved free media, free elections and the involvement of women in politics – a very far cry from the current state of affairs in Afghanistan. He also asked us to extend his respects to you, Madam President, and to the House as a whole, and hoped that in due course he would be able to visit the European Parliament. Yesterday I spoke to Mr Patten on this matter and hope there will be some development in this regard involving not only Parliament but the European Union as a whole. On the agenda for Wednesday, it seems to me rather sad that, in spite of the special nature of this international situation, reflected by our solemn sitting the day after the events in America on 11 September and the succeeding week, the Council has made a number of proposals for legislation following the terrorist acts which many of us consider as tantamount to an act of war. In this regard, the European Parliament will no doubt be involved in the normal procedures. It would be helpful to have a longer debate on Wednesday and not take the Ghent Council with the question of terrorism. Secondly, could you give us some indication of when the House will know the procedures to be followed with its committees for the examination, with proper scrutiny, of the proposals now being made by the Council?"@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McMillan-Scott (PPE-DE )."1

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