Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-287"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights and freedom of the press in Tunisia and evaluation of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.57.2-287"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-2882
lpv:speaker	lp:Patrizia Toia2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; La Margherita (2004-07-21--2008-02-06)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"( Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we can draw two lessons from the Tunis Summit. First and foremost, an assessment of what happened: this was a summit focusing on the issue of a knowledge-based society, debating how new technology and services can be used to develop a high-technology society that seeks to spread greater freedom, give opportunities to all and ensure access to information and knowledge – just look at the computer designed for the so-called developing world – and to expand areas of freedom. With a summit of this sort and goals of this nature, the events in Tunis appear even more discordant, more unpleasant and more serious. In the middle of a discussion on ways of increasing freedom and respect for rights, we actually found ourselves facing behaviour that clearly curtailed freedom, showed intolerance and prevented debate. That was a serious matter. We ask the Commission and Council – which have already done so – to take a firm stand against what occurred, and point out that our association agreement with Tunisia also includes a section on human rights. Finally, I should like to give my assessment of the negotiations and the next phase. Commissioner, we believe that significant progress was made, thanks to the role played by Europe, but we ask – and believe – that more should be done in relation to the commitments given and the forum to be held in Athens. We must be increasingly aware that Internet governance also requires Europe to find greater strength and cohesion in order to resist – if I may use the term – or in any event to respond in a positive manner to those who are today in dominant positions and try to trample on our European notion of balanced development and pluralist governance, with its respect for diversity, which, even in societies based on knowledge and technology, allows democratic principles to prevail."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"IT)"1 "Patrizia Toia (ALDE ). –"1

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