Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-04-Speech-2-011"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:70 years after General Franco's coup d'état in Spain (Statements by the President and the political groups)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060704.4.2-011"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-04-Speech-2-0122
lpv:speaker	lp:Bronisław Geremek2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2008-07-13)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2008-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-24--2007-03-14)3,3 unknown; Unia Wolnosci/Partia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl (2005-06-15--2008-07-13)3,3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Europe is rich in history and, even if the European Parliament must not seek to play the role of the sole keeper of the truth about the past, it is nevertheless important for the future of European integration that Parliament should feel responsible for Europe’s collective memory, which is the principal factor constituting European unity. We are now in 2006. This is the anniversary of the workers’ uprising in Poznan in June 1956 and of the Hungarian revolution in October 1956: dramatic events in the struggle for bread and freedom. This is 2006: seventy years ago, General Franco imposed a dictatorial regime opposed to freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Spain, which should have been one of the founder nations of the European Union, found itself against the will of its people separated from the rest of Europe for half a century. In contemplating these events, it would not be proper to tot up all the instances of injustice, hatred, conflict and human suffering from the periods of the Civil War and the dictatorship. So that such events might never happen again, we shall need, rather, to recall that Spain’s experience is also Europe’s, and one that led to the foundation and construction of the European Union. Europe should make a point of remembering that, if Spain has been able to close this dramatic chapter in its history by consensus, then it is through reconciliation and peaceful dialogue. Let us pay homage to the courage and wisdom of the Spanish people. In this anniversary year this Parliament and Europe as a whole should rejoice in knowing the freedom upon which they are based. Beyond all political divisions, Europe should feel united and wake up to the fact that now we know why Europe exists. In doing so, we also honour the dramatic experience that we commemorate with sadness today. Thank you very much."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1

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