Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-06-Speech-4-017"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2005 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060406.4.4-017"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-06-Speech-4-0182
lpv:speaker	lp:Eija-Riitta Korhola2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there are many things in the report by the ACP delegation which in my capacity as Member I should draw positive attention to. I am not therefore talking now about the situation concerning the ACP countries so much as the work of the delegation. Firstly I am grateful to the Bureau of the European Parliament for its decision to authorise the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Edinburgh. The meeting was a success, and Great Britain, the country holding the presidency at the time, and the City of Edinburgh deserve praise for organising the event so well. I hope that it will be possible to organise the JPA in the country holding the presidency in future as well, because the place where the meetings are held brings true added value, as does the fact that the meetings are held by rotation in the EU-ACP countries. It was also excellent that representatives of the ACP and the EU were able to participate in the informal council of ministers for development cooperation organised by the UK Presidency in October. Hopefully the practice will also continue when my country, Finland, takes over the presidency in July. The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has an important role in implementing the political dialogue provided for by Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement. The objective is to strengthen democracy, good governance and the human rights situation. It is just a slight nuisance that our meetings always partly coincide with Committee Week. For me it has meant that I have never been able to be continuously present at a meeting. I do not know whether other Members share the same opinion, but I would think that it would be easier to get away during the week when Parliament’s groups hold their meetings. It would perhaps be worth testing this option. I am also happy that standing committees have been set up. They have made for better upstream cooperation between the European Parliament and the ACP members. I realised how viable the system was when I myself produced a report."@en1

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