Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-196"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.5.2-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Ioannis Souladakis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ten years after the Rabin/Arafat agreements, a neutral observer taking stock of the Blair/Gaddafi civilities would say that a miracle has taken place. However, if he looked into it further, he would say that we have a greater tragedy. Where is the balance? The balance is quite clearly worse today than it was ten years ago when there were events and political choices. When it became clear from various quarters that the official government line was to murder people, we did not react. When the new wall of shame started to be built, again we did not react. A particular peculiarity distinguishes the shape of our policy. Yes! We are the biggest financiers of the area, but to finance someone without intervening politically is basically like pouring water into a pitcher full of holes, into a bucket full of holes, which cannot hold the water. What are we doing now? Quite clearly we have to take initiatives. In a few days, as is our custom, the presiding country will meet the president of the United States of America in order to raise the imperative question of the joint approach to this issue. It would, of course, be better if this meeting were held in Brussels at long last. We are also talking about the Euro-Mediterranean conference and we all welcome the meeting in Athens at parliamentary level. However, there must also be a corresponding initiative at government level. In other words, if we cannot get to the heart of the problem, we must confine the problem. It would not be a bad thing, for example, if we set up a special office in the area, based in Cyprus, to take account of all the irritations and take the corresponding initiatives. Politics are not neutral. Politics mean initiative, pro-action, proposals and results. If the European Union wants to demonstrate its ability, including for its own interests, it is an area which has matured to the point at which it will have the general acceptance of mankind if it makes a positive contribution to resolving the Palestinian problem, which is the tip of a broader problem, but if the tip is solved, it will also be resolved at the base."@en1

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