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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060613.6.2-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-13-Speech-2-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Goebbels2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the need to increase investment in research is widely accepted throughout the European political classes. However, the Seventh Framework Programme is a perfect illustration of the current gulf between our ambitions and the reality in Europe. The Commission proposed appropriations amounting to EUR 72 billion, then the governments reduced the European effort to EUR 50 billion. Even though Parliament managed to release an additional EUR 340 million or so, it has to be said that national egos have got the upper hand over the ambitious strategy that aimed to make Europe the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world. But the glass is only half empty – for the next seven years, the appropriations allocated to research will nonetheless constitute the EU's third budget. The Socialist Group in the European Parliament generally supports the proposals set out in Mr Buzek's report, and we particularly support the compromises negotiated by Mr Busquin, our expert on this subject. My group attaches considerable importance to freedom of research. In this regard, the creation of the European Research Council represents a major step forward. We must trust the real scientists to evaluate the research programmes and assess the priorities. In this context, we must be wary of so-called 'ethical' discussions. Ethics has never been an exact science: it has always evolved with the level of human knowledge. That is also true for embryonic and adult stem cells. Why do Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and adherents of other religions not have the same concerns as some Catholics regarding embryonic stem cell research? It is because the Catholic ethical view dates from the First Vatican Council of 1869, which promulgated that all embryos had a soul. Whilst all religious beliefs deserve respect, science must not be ruled by religious interdictions. The vast majority of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament is in favour of basic research, including research using adult and embryonic stem cells. Europe owes it to itself to support all serious research in this field, even if it remains illegal in some countries. The EU also supports nuclear research, even though certain countries no longer want civilian nuclear power. Our only interdiction is against human cloning. Consequently, Mr President, my group encourages Commissioner Potočnik to forge ahead with his defence of the Europe of research in all its aspects, in the same frame of mind that he showed just now."@en1

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