Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-01-12-Speech-3-149"
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"Mr President, I first wish to join with others in offering my sympathy to the people of South-East Asia who have been so badly affected by this awful tragedy. We are still seeing pictures and videos of what happened and it is still hard for us to comprehend the massive scale of destruction and the loss of human life.
The reaction from the citizens of Europe and other parts of the world has been absolutely outstanding: people have really shown their humanity to the people affected. The amount of money that has been privately donated has been extraordinary. The response of the governments around the world has also been
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A number of things have been mentioned. One is that it is very important to use military and civil resources as soon as possible – as the United States has done – in this disaster. They can be first out there to address these awful problems. I also wish to say, as have other speakers, that, after the meeting on Monday night, I am not completely convinced by President Barroso's position on the resources. Resources should not come from existing budgets and from money that has been promised; there have to be new resources. We have to show the people that we are serious about this and we have to ensure that what happened in areas like Iran and Afghanistan does not reoccur in terms of how we ..."@en1
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