Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-10-Speech-4-140"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights in Cuba2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030410.7.4-140"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-10-Speech-4-1412
lpv:speaker	lp:Olivier Dupuis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I will abstain on this resolution. I see the arrests made in recent weeks as a thank you for our support for Cuba’s entry into the ACP, a thank you for Commissioner Nielson’s visit two or three weeks ago and for the opening of a Commission office in Cuba. The dictator, Fidel Castro, has shown us his appreciation. This resolution, which expresses clear condemnation, does not, however, say what we should do – and Mr Ribeiro e Castro mentioned this – it does not say what the European Union ought to do to put an end to this dictatorship. It does not suggest suspending the aid provided by the Member States as well as that provided by the Commission or suspending any negotiations on the Cotonou agreements: no specific measure is proposed for putting pressure on the Cuban Government. It follows that, should the dictator, Fidel Castro, release a prisoner in the coming weeks, it might well be appropriate to produce a resolution to show our appreciation. In my opinion, we are playing the dictator’s game, albeit unintentionally, I realise. The regime is on its way out, and the large number of detentions is a sign that Fidel Castro has lost control of the situation. The time has come to give him a shove to help him on his way, proposing to this vile character – for he is truly vile – that he go into exile, so that the country can, at last, be governed by those fighting for democracy."@en1

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