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Mr President, the Commission welcomes the news that the Second Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies is to be convened in Seoul. The Commission will be represented by its delegation in Seoul, and will be fully supported by its Brussels services.
Details of the level of representation of the various Member States of the Union have yet to be finalised. At the Council working group on human rights it was decided that there will be no common European Union position at the Conference. This is exactly the same approach as that adopted during the inaugural meeting held in Warsaw.
Ladies and gentlemen, you will be aware that one of the issues arising in connection with the first Conference of the Community of Democracies, held two years ago, was a very basic one. It concerned the criterion on which participants were or were not to be invited. The Commission therefore welcomes the fact that Portugal assumed the main responsibility for drafting new criteria for the Community of Democracies regarding participation and possible invitations to states. This document is due to be adopted in Seoul. In our view, it should ensure that the Community of Democracies develops through objective and non-politicised criteria and procedures. Were the latter politicised they would have a negative impact on the potential quality or authority of the conclusions, reducing their impact. The conclusions could become altogether meaningless.
With regard to the Union’s contribution to this event, individual Member States have considered making funds available to allow NGOs to participate. The Commission is aware that one Member State has taken a definitive decision in this regard.
Whatever the outcome, the Commission stands by its commitment to promote good governance, democracy and human rights across the planet. The latest general call for proposals for the European initiative on democracy and human rights illustrates our commitment. EUR 42.6 million will be allocated to related projects in the 29 selected countries."@en1
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