Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-18-Speech-2-222"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Commission)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031118.7.2-222"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-18-Speech-2-2232
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"The Irish Government is currently the only EU government currently 100% in favour of the cancellation of the poorest countries' debts. Unfortunately, that government does not seem to be very prominent in promoting that policy, even though it was adopted back in July 2002. Many people and organisations would like to see this policy promoted during the Irish presidency. We would also like the Commission to support this. In the UK, the British Jubilee Debt campaign are trying to mobilise politicians to support this. When we talk in Parliament and in the Committee on Development and Cooperation about trying to help developing countries, it has been recognised that cancelling the debt would be one of the most sensible ways of ensuring that we can actually help these countries. The debt is grossly unfair. These countries are being exploited under false pretences. The only way forward for any just society in this day and age should be to promote the policy that the Irish Government has endorsed. We would like to see that happen during the Irish presidency and we would like to see the Commission come on board too. Commissioner, you have not given any guarantee that you would support this policy. If, for example, we can get the majority of the Member States to support this policy and to adopt it, then of course we would like to see the Commission support it as well."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McKenna (Verts/ALE )."1

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