Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-05-Speech-3-193"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Elections in Belarus (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060405.18.3-193"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-05-Speech-3-1942
lpv:speaker	lp:Janusz Onyszkiewicz2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Unia Wolnosci/Partia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl (2005-06-17--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2005-05-09--2007-02-26)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the general opinion within the European Union is that we have only limited possibilities for exerting pressure on Mr Lukashenko’s regime, because the Union only plays a minor role in Belarusian politics and economics. This is not the case at all. In 2004 Belarus exported 10% less to the European Union than it did to Russia, but last year it already exported 12% more to the Union than it did to Russia. Clearly, the European Union is becoming an increasingly significant factor in the Belarusian economy. There are therefore good grounds for us to believe that we can really influence events in Belarus. Mr Klich has already mentioned specific ways in which we could exert our influence. I simply wish to make one point. Mr Lukashenko has taken action to make it difficult for Belarusians to travel out of the country. Additional charges have been imposed. It is not easy for young people to travel abroad and obstacles are even placed in the way of people wishing to leave the country to obtain medical treatment. In response, we need to do more than facilitation, and here I have in mind the criteria for granting visas. We need to go much further. We should reduce the financial resources threshold and the cost of visas. We could even go as far as introducing free visas. In conclusion, I would like to emphasise the need for us to change our approach. With regard to financial support for Belarus, a number of obstacles should be removed. I appeal to Mrs Ferrero-Waldner to enlighten us about the nature of the formal obstacles preventing us from acting in a flexible manner, if indeed there are any such obstacles. This House will help. I shall leave you with a maxim, ladies and gentlemen. As the English and Americans say, we should put our money where our mouth is."@en1

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