Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-020"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The programme of the Italian Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030702.1.3-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-02-Speech-3-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, the Italian Presidency is being greeted with mixed feelings. You spoke about Italy's proud contribution to peace and international law, and we would ask you whether your presidency will feature as a milestone in this respect. How, for example, would you deal with the pressure which the United States is currently putting on Serbia not to sign the Treaty on the International Criminal Court, while at the same time Europe wants to offer the Balkan countries the prospect of accession to the EU? The refugees who wash up on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea are an indictment of the inhumanity of our system. It will never work without legal immigration options. You spoke, above all, about monitoring procedures and about sending people back, but sustainable development and peace in the countries from which people come must become a priority in the immediate future. This development requires not only trade measures, but also respect for the environment and development opportunities for those countries. They are now being robbed of everything and people are given weapons instead. Peace in the regions in Europe is also important. There are regions in every accession country that are waiting for opportunities and for sustainable development, because they are faced with impoverishment and depopulation. This is also the case in some of our own regions. We would ask for greater visibility of the regions in the Constitution. Constitutional regions, in particular, wish to receive respect instead of supercilious treatment from the Member States that have the final say in every instance. This only adds to the frustration in the constitutional regions. I hope that your presidency will demonstrate an understanding of this."@en1

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