Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-10-Speech-4-204"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Belarus2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050310.24.4-204"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-10-Speech-4-2052
lpv:speaker	lp:Árpád Duka-zólyomi2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, when I say 'Belarus' you might react with the all too familiar 'last dictatorship in Europe'. Indeed, human rights abuses are an everyday occurrence in the EU's new neighbour. Allow me, however, not to talk directly about human rights abuses in Belarus, but to raise the issue of the European Union's assistance to civil society in that country. Through the TACIS programme, the EU has allocated EUR 10 million to projects in Belarus in support of civil society and the independent media for the period 2005-2006. Since that assistance flows through the Belarus Government, it is not efficient and flexible enough to support civil society organisations, the majority of which have already been de-registered for political reasons. In spite of the Council of Ministers' resolution of November 2004 and the detailed EU action plan for promoting democracy in Belarus, the European Commission insists on using the existing mechanism for support to civil society in Belarus. Some Member States and the expelled Belarussian community, on the other hand, want to see the creation of a special fund, with more flexible structures, to support non-registered NGOs, which are the most active and important in Belarus but receive no support under the current EU mechanisms. We must acknowledge the progress made by the European Commission regarding Belarus. However, the Commission must finally recognise the need for increased support for genuine civil society organisations such as the Belarussian Association of Journalists, laureate of the Sakharov Prize. I therefore call on the European Parliament to raise its voice in this matter, exert its influence and put adequate pressure not only on the Commission but also on Belarus."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-10-27--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Strana mad'arskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Duka-Zólyomi,"1 "on behalf of the PPE-DE Group"1

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