Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-07-06-Speech-3-018"

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lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFCO (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-23--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, among the elements slowing down Iraq’s reconstruction are the ongoing suicide attacks. The European institutions can make a substantial contribution to keeping this almost exclusively Arabic jihadism under control. How? By finally giving Iraq’s closest neighbour, Syria, a clear warning, because to date, Syria has acted as the perfect springboard for Islamic terrorists from Mesopotamia. What I would say to both the Council and Commission is that we cannot, surely, under these circumstances, entertain the idea of an association agreement with Damascus. Moreover, I would like the Council to tell us to what extent Al-Qaeda jihadists are being recruited from within the European Union, and to what extent terrorism against Iraq is being funded by mosques based in Europe. Although Mr Dimitrakopoulos, in his report, fails to spell out the disruptive Arab influence on Iraq’s general reconstruction process, I do welcome his unambiguous request to the Commission for a meticulous justification of all EU projects in Iraq. Indeed, that is something that taxpayers in the EU Member States have every right to have at their disposal. Mr Dimitrakopoulos does, however, address another, second, obstacle to Iraq’s reconstruction in the shape of the widespread evil of corruption within that country’s administrative apparatus. Once again, the European Union can make a valuable contribution to Mesopotamia’s prospects. Corruption and security are closely related. ‘Only transparency can get us out of this quagmire’, said the Kurdish politician Mohammed Toufik, and he was right. This represents a new set of aid tasks for the European Union in Iraq. I would like to add that I have a great deal of respect for the US, British and other international troops, and wish them much strength in their endeavours to achieve a better …"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1

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