Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-28-Speech-3-359"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-09-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Belarus2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050928.26.3-359"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-28-Speech-3-3602
lpv:speaker	lp:Joseph Muscat2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, events in Belarus do not concern just a limited number of Member States, such as Poland or the Baltic States, because of obvious historical, political, geographic and social reasons. These events should be of concern to each and every Member State here. This is one of the deficiencies in our approach: not all of us consider Belarus as our backyard issue, as indeed it is. I will not be repeating what has been said. Instead, allow me to register the fact that significant progress has been registered since the last time we met and tackled this subject in this Chamber. As you said, Commissioner, the Commission is opening a representative office in Minsk and a broadcasting project is kicking off, even though some of us are not that happy with the way it is being tackled – and they may be right. Nevertheless, this is a first step on which we have long been insisting and the Commission should be commended for having kept its word. But we must not stop here. The statements made by the country's President during the United Nations Summit are not a good omen. Some of our colleagues are still in prison – I mention Mikola Statkevich as a symbol for them all. I hope that this interest in Belarus will not wane, as political appointments in certain Member States come and go. The situation in Belarus is too delicate to be used as a political football. It should be a long-term commitment – and, let us hope, not that long-term; let us hope that the situation is solved in the medium term. But it should be a commitment of the European Union."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-22--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Joseph Muscat,"1 "on behalf of the PSE Group"1

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