Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-19-Speech-3-301"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Stabilisation and association process for South-East Europe2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031119.11.3-301"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-19-Speech-3-3022
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Howitt2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I am very displeased to see that in this resolution, cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - ICTY - is one of the conditions for further Western Balkan engagement with the EU. That condition must be in respect of progress on association agreements rather than financial assistance. I will join my Socialist colleagues in voting for that change tomorrow. It has emerged from repeated meetings between the European Council and the ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, that this cooperation is still not occurring, which is seriously jeopardising future integration. She has said that even the most basic cooperation, such as access to documents and witnesses, as well as arrests and the transfer of fugitives, is still not satisfactory. A large number of indicted war criminals are still at large in Serbia-Montenegro, including Ratko Mladic, who was responsible for killing 7 000 people in the genocide at Srebrenica. Of particular concern is the case of Croatia. I join others in welcoming Croatia's European aspirations. However, requests for cooperation from the tribunal are taking up to a year to process, which is totally unacceptable. For example, there is the matter of General Ante Gotovina, ICTY's third most wanted man, who was responsible for arranging the killing of at least 150 Serb civilians and the expulsion of 150 000 others in 1995. Miss Del Ponte has outlined information that he is still in Croatia, with reports that he is being sheltered by people working for the Croatian authorities. He is reported as: 'enjoying his summer holiday, sailing on a yacht'. Until further moves are made towards Gotovina's arrest, Croatia is still not fully complying with UNSC Resolution 1503. There can be no serious moves towards EU accession until this essential step is taken."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	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 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2003-06-02--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Howitt (PSE )."1

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