Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-20-Speech-3-094"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020320.7.3-094"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-20-Speech-3-0952
lpv:speaker	lp:Lennart Sacrédeus2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"I have abstained from voting in the final vote on the resolution, which was adopted by 211 votes to 58, with 34 abstentions. The reason is that I object to paragraphs 25, 35 and 37. According to paragraph 25, the European Parliament wishes to have a review of ‘the open method of coordination between Member States in areas such as pensions, healthcare and education, to ensure that the European Parliament is fully involved in the work of the Council and Commission in these areas’. Parliament thus brings open coordination into question as a method and wishes to introduce a process that abandons intergovernmental decision-making within these fundamental national areas of legislation in favour of the Community method and supranationalism, with the European Parliament as co-decision-maker. As a Swedish Christian Democrat, I object to that development. Paragraph 35, concerning Zimbabwe, should have been much more vigorous in condemning the widespread violence to which the opposition MDC movement has been exposed during the election campaign at the hands of President Mugabe’s regime and of those who perpetrate outrages on its behalf, as well as in condemning the killings, including the continued, racially motivated murders of white farmers. Paragraph 37, concerning Gibraltar, makes no mention at all of the people of Gibraltar and of their expressed political will. Citizens are fundamental to a democracy. Two days ago, they manifested their clear and unambiguous rejection of attempts by Great Britain and Spain to decide the fate of Gibraltar without listening to the people. On this issue, the European Parliament is forfeiting the perspective of the people, and that is a serious matter. ***"@en1

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