Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-28-Speech-4-117"
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"en.20041028.5.4-117"2
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"I believe that in Ukraine, a country which only recently acquired freedom, institutions and democracy cannot function by our standards.
Moreover, democracy is a difficult matter; we even see signs of abuse of power in our own countries, in Member States of the EU, and in potential candidate countries we see human rights being trampled underfoot, as in other partner countries.
I have reservations about the accusations being levelled at Ukraine, because I have no clear information about the situation and I consider this to be a particularly sensitive time, in that we are at the end of the pre-election period, on the eve of the ballot, and I fear that this resolution, as it stands, might perhaps be seen as interference in the internal affairs of a country and, more importantly, as influencing public opinion.
I shall be visiting Ukraine over the next few days and I reserve the right to refrain from expressing an opinion at this moment in time by abstaining from the vote.
For the time being, I wish them calm and fair elections and a responsible, democratic government, which will bring prosperity to the people and creative relations with the EU."@en1
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"Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (PPE-DE ),"1
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