Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-19-Speech-3-201"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Northern dimension2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031119.8.3-201"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-19-Speech-3-2022
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, the EU’s Northern Dimension is not the Union’s internal market policy but a neighbouring regions and foreign policy. The question is above all about cooperation with those areas of Russia which are close to the EU’s borders. As far as our group is concerned, we wish to focus attention on the word ‘cooperation.’ There is a need to foster cooperation among people as well as just companies. Besides money we also have to export social welfare and democracy to the northern neighbouring regions. Our group supports projects to prevent the sexual exploitation of women and children and to combat the disease and social problems that poverty brings with it. Poverty causes sickness. We are not pleased with the way the Commission has handled the issue of the EU’s Northern Dimension. It has to be more than just a policy on Russia. The Commission has been unable to create any substance to the projects recorded in the programmes. The same unfortunately has to be said for the countries to hold the presidency this year. Neither Greece nor Italy mentioned the Northern dimension in their list of priorities. They have pulled homewards in the direction of the Mediterranean, even though the country to hold the presidency has an obligation to create projects throughout the Union as a whole. Prime Minister Berlusconi has been interested more in Russia’s warmongering dimension rather than peace, ordinary cooperation with people and their social well-being. There is a danger that the special features of the EU’s Northern Dimension will be trampled underfoot by the new Wider Europe – Neighbourhood Policy. Nature dictates different preconditions for life in the north from those further south and those regions need their own distinctive policy. The draft resolution jointly proposed by the political groups is comprehensive and only needs implementing, which is the Commission’s responsibility."@en1

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