Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-24-Speech-4-151"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Criminal Court (ICC)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021024.8.4-151"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-24-Speech-4-1522
lpv:speaker	lp:Pasqualina Napoletano2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the aim of this report is to call upon the Council of the European Union to fulfil the commitments it has made as regards the ratification and effective establishment of the European Criminal Court. Credit is due to the Danish Presidency for having made every endeavour to maintain a united Union position. However, the General Affairs Council has assumed a very ambiguous position regarding the possibility of concluding bilateral agreements, following the offensive launched by the current US Administration in an attempt to obtain immunity for all US citizens across the board and the willingness to accept this demand displayed by a number of European countries, including Italy – something which particularly pains me – which, apart from being my native country, was also the first Member State to ratify the Treaty of Rome. I would therefore like to stress how shameful it is that the United States should have gone so far as to resort to threatening to impose sanctions on the countries which have ratified or intend to ratify the International Criminal Court Statute, and emphasise that there can be no agreements allowing those who have debased themselves by committing crimes against humanity or genocide to do so with impunity. Since the Rome Statute does not allow for derogations from this requirement, any agreement to that effect is to be deemed not to be compatible. That applies to the 15 Member States, but also to the countries which are going to join the Union and the countries with which the Union enjoys relations. The Council therefore needs to make every effort to hold a frank dialogue with the US Administration and to present to us a report stating a clear position on the compatibility of any potential bilateral agreements with the Rome Statute, before the Copenhagen European Council takes place."@en1

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