Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-09-Speech-1-046"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050509.13.1-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-09-Speech-1-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Marios Matsakis2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, religious freedom is one of Europe’s important fundamental values. Two days ago, Christians attending mass in the Turkish city of Bergamos, in the presence of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, came under attack from a large mob of Turkish nationalists known as ‘Grey Wolves’, who tried to disrupt the mass by shouting obscenities, abuse and death threats at the attending worshippers. The Turkish police made no attempt to stop them and nobody was arrested or prosecuted. This is one of many episodes of state-tolerated and, on many occasions, state-sponsored persecution of Christians in Turkey. Mr President, could you please send a letter of strong protest to the Turkish Prime Minister, telling him in no uncertain terms that, if he is to have us believe that Turkey seriously has European aspirations, then he must, amongst other things, make sure that the rights of religious minorities and, in particular, of Christians in Turkey, are properly protected and respected?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 unknown; Dimokratiko Komma (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marios Matsakis (ALDE )."1

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