Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-010"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Human Rights and Democracy Clause (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.4.2-010"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-0112
lpv:speaker	lp:Fernando Fernández Martín2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mrs Ferrero-Waldner, ladies and gentlemen, the inclusion of a human rights clause in our international agreements is one of the European Union’s distinguishing features. Its content has been evolving over time and in accordance with the nature of successive agreements: currently more than 50 with more than 120 countries, as the Commissioner has just pointed out. Unfortunately, this has not prevented us from occasionally having to suspend our agreements because of human rights violations. Eighthly, we regret certain Commission decisions with which we do not agree, such as the lifting of sanctions on Sudan, given the serious events in Darfur. With regard to the report that we are debating today, the Committee on Development wishes to stress the following points: Firstly, we would state that human rights are universal and indivisible and that human rights, democracy and development are highly interdependent. Secondly, we wish to stress that the fight against poverty is our priority and that we will not be successful without a global approach to processes of democratisation and development. Thirdly, we would insist on a twin approach in terms of conditionality: positive discrimination for countries that achieve greater progress and negative discrimination in cases of serious and persistent violations. Fourthly, we would stress the exemplary values of the Cotonou Agreement, given its extensive application to 77 countries and the effectiveness and flexibility of the suspensory clause laid down in Article 96, thereby making it the only agreement that has led to sanctions and that has functioned relatively well. Fifthly, we would insist that transparency is one of our governing principles. Sixthly, we support all measures aimed at achieving the Millennium Objectives and, in this regard, we welcome the G8’s decision to cancel the debt of the 18 poorest countries on this planet. Seventhly, we would appeal for greater commitment from the countries with which we cooperate in the achievement of those Objectives."@en1

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