Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-04-Speech-4-208"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Application of EC-Israel Association Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030904.6.4-208"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-04-Speech-4-2092
lpv:speaker	lp:Cristina Gutiérrez-cortines2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-04-04--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, my position is rather different from some of those expressed here. In my opinion, this Parliamentary question is inappropriate and imprudent. We are in the midst of a peace process, the European Union is a member of the Quartet, and I believe that if we in the European Parliament and in the other institutions really feel solidarity with the Executive and with the figure of Mr Solana in his capacity as ‘Mr Common Foreign and Security Policy’, our representative, then we should support a rapprochement between the countries and not seek conflict between the parties. Let us not forget, furthermore, that this question implies a direct condemnation of the occupied territories. All of us in Parliament have done this before now: it is a commonly-accepted practice, and we also know that, in accordance with the Taba agreements on the devolution of the territories, many of those territories, which were once desert and will now be habitable, will pass into Palestinian hands. What worries me most is that this speech goes against the Palestinian Authority. Since Arafat and Abu Mazen are making constant demands for Europe to take a firmer stance in the peace process, and for that process not to remain in the hands of the United States, and if, as Mr Solana says, Europe really is one of the biggest contributors to Abu Mazen’s profile, why do we not, instead of creating divisions between the parties, devote ourselves to upholding Abu Mazen and his policies, to upholding the prestige of the European Union against the other side? In my opinion, it does the peace process no favours for one of the parties involved to pick a fight with one of the other negotiators. Why are we not asking Mr Solana and the Palestinian Authority to strengthen the administration of the latter, and helping them both to achieve that aim? Why are we not demanding, and why is Europe not showing greater support for, public health and education services? That would prevent education from remaining to a large extent in the hands of a group like Hamas, which has been condemned for acts of terrorism. Why are we not making a real contribution to strengthening the Palestinian Authority? That would be the answer. I would like to know what impact this question will have, since it will probably go against many Palestinian workers in the occupied territories."@en1

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