Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-19-Speech-3-177"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031119.7.3-177"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-19-Speech-3-1782
lpv:speaker	lp:Elisabeth Schroedter2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2003-08-29--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Bündnis 90/die Grünen (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the wider Europe strategy was a good idea. This initiative is sensible and necessary, but it has been ill-conceived. Commissioner, you know my views on this. The wider Europe strategy is a mixture of the Barcelona Process and our plans for our eastern neighbours. The result is a collection of instruments that in any case already exist, but there is no strategy – I would reiterate this – there is no big new idea, and that is what we need to structure our cooperation with our various neighbours, each of which has its own particular situation. The neighbours that want to join the European Union themselves have been treated in just the same way as the countries of North Africa. No consideration has been given to the real problems that 2004 will bring: the problems at the border, the fact that people are really worried about a new wall being erected, and the fact that there is already good cross-border cooperation there that is not being taken into account. These regions are facing very many problems that stem from the last two world wars. Individual groups are making huge efforts to restore understanding and then an initiative comes along that leaves them dumbfounded. None of what is really needed in this region is included in this initiative. I welcome the fact, Commissioner, that you have acknowledged this failure, and the differentiation approach in the Commission document gives grounds for hope. The New Neighbourhood Instrument also contains very good ideas. I think it would be very useful if it could be in place before 2004 so that we can achieve what we need to achieve, which is to give hope to the people on the external border that they are not being forgotten. In my opinion, general action plans are not enough here. Above all, the Neighbourhood Instrument must be earmarked for cross-border cooperation, because that means something to the people on the ground. In addition, a condition for inclusion in the neighbourhood concept as a whole must be to recognise and apply the democratic rule of law and to recognise human and minority rights. All of the measures must take this into account. I would refer here once more to Parliament’s criticism of Russia. The Chechnya problem is not a secondary issue. It is the central problem in our relations with Russia."@en1

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