Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-14-Speech-3-202"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Negotiations within the framework of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention following the recent anthrax attacks2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011114.9.3-202"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-14-Speech-3-2032
lpv:speaker	lp:Philippe Morillon2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; 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) (2000-11-13--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is said that proverbs are the expression of the wisdom of nations and, according to a French proverb, every cloud has a silver lining. The appalling disaster of the World Trade Center and the launch by a few madmen of a campaign of anthrax poisoning can at least be credited with waking up public opinion and, through public opinion, waking political leaders, making them more aware of the dangers of the development of an international form of terrorism that is bent on imposing its view of the world by all means possible. In this regard, one only has to think of the recent sabre rattling by Osama Bin Laden. I hope, by the way, that this will be his last, because he will surely soon have to account to international justice for his crimes. I hope, however, that following his imminent fall, the international community will pursue its action to control and ban biological and chemical weapons in order to eliminate the terrible threat that they pose. This is the reasoning behind Parliament’s drafting of the motion for a resolution that will be submitted tomorrow for the approval of our fellow Members. We are pleased to see the change in the attitude of the American government which, in July, withdrew from negotiations on concluding a protocol to implement the Convention, as you have just reminded us, Commissioner, and we hope that the new conference that is due to take place next week in Geneva, which you informed us about, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, will consequently take place under the best possible auspices. We wish to thank you, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, as representative of the Council, for having assured us of the Council’s desire to coordinate the actions of the Member State governments in this area. To this end, we call on the Commission to set up, under its own control, a specialist agency, that could rapidly intervene whenever breaches of the Convention are suspected. Could you, Commissioner, give us your personal opinion on this matter?"@en1

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