Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-23-Speech-3-139"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating terrorism2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.3.3-139"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-1402
lpv:speaker	lp:Pernille Frahm2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Socialistisk Folkeparti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there are many fine words in the report on combating terrorism. There are many fine words on safeguarding democracy and guaranteeing civil rights, and on the prevention of civil crises. The truth is, however, that we currently find ourselves in a crucial situation, in which the EU must make up its mind whether it wishes to follow the USA blindly, irrespective of what the latter may come up with in relation to Iraq. It is also worth addressing some of the concerns which my fellow Member, Baroness Ludford, expressed about pre-emptive strikes. We start to have a problem if we use these pretty words but act differently, and here I am thinking of civil rights in particular. The resolution gives its full approval for the EU’s anti-terrorism package, and that includes the EU’s list of terrorist organisations. We are therefore currently faced with a topical problem, namely that the National People’s Army and the Communist Party of the Philippines have presumably ended up on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations along with their leader José Maria Sison, who is incidentally in exile in the Netherlands. The problem is that these groups constitute a quite crucial part of the network involved in peace negotiations in the Philippines. This is incidentally a process which has been under way for many years. In any event, Parliament has adopted two resolutions which actively support this process, and I think Mr Haarder even voted for one of them. Now we are in the process of putting a vital player in a peace process on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations. If that does not go completely against all of the pretty words on crisis prevention, I do not know what does. We are creating a problem, and I would advise Commissioner Patten and Mr Haarder to re-read their Popper. There continue to be totalitarian regimes, to which resistance must be offered; and if we in the EU are unable to tell the difference between terrorists and freedom fighters, it is a very sad world for us all. I would like a definitive answer to the following questions: is it true that Sison, the NPA and the Communist Party of the Philippines are to be included on the EU’s list of terrorists? Is it true that, in so doing, we are busy dooming the whole of this peace process to failure? Has anyone given any consideration to how these fine words can be reconciled with the harsh reality?"@en1

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