Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-25-Speech-4-100"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020425.4.4-100"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-25-Speech-4-1012
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Europe is wealthy and powerful. This wealth and power have been built up over centuries at the expense of countries where hunger, poverty, chaos and lawlessness now reign supreme. Europe is partly responsible for these problems. Colonial power has shown how countries can be governed without taking account of the interests, the wishes and even the survival of the population. A style of government has been passed on for which profit for those in power was the only aim, not the solving of problems experienced by the majority of the population. This is why interference by Europe can now be experienced in the countries of the developing world as disingenuous, arrogant and neo-colonialist. It is precisely because of past mistakes, however, that Europe has obligations. Moreover, precisely thanks to the power and wealth improperly obtained, we are now in a position also to do good deeds. The proposed code of conduct, in which human rights in developing countries must take priority over economic and other relations with these countries, in which requirements are prescribed for cooperation treaties and in which capital punishment is opposed, is an important step in the right direction. This also applies to the overview of the human rights situation for each country via an EU agency. This overview, however, should not stop short of making demands, but should have consequences for trade relations and the reception of refugees."@en1

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