Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-10-25-Speech-3-035"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Camiel Eurlings2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, let me first of all, as chairman of this Parliament’s Russia delegation, express my appreciation of the fact that the Finnish Presidency devoted so much attention to our partnership with Russia. This partnership could be in both our interests. As the Prime Minister stated, we could be mutually supportive in achieving good diplomacy in the Middle East. If we shared principles of democracy, that would be the best guarantee of stability in our bilateral relationship. Furthermore, economically and in terms of energy, we both need each other. This partnership can only work if it is based on shared principles, balance and a basic trust. I want to make a few remarks on these matters following the informal summit. It must be made very clear that the boycott of Georgia and the treatment of Georgian people in Russia are unacceptable. This forms part of a pattern of interference by Russia that was also seen in Belarus and Ukraine. It must be clear that European principles mean that our common neighbours have their own sovereignty in deciding where their future lies. Secondly, the killing of Anna Politkovskaya is the latest incident in a long line of at least 19 journalists who have disappeared or been killed since Putin became President. I welcome the declaration by the Duma and the remarks by Putin, but the only thing that will really convince us is if the killers are tried and brought to justice. Further, the Duma and the President would be even more convincing if they agreed to measures to increase reduced press freedom. Thirdly, the question of economic cooperation was raised, a subject often discussed. Here, there must be reciprocity. We cannot have a situation where Russia wants to invest in our gas and oil infrastructure and even wants to buy a minority stake in Airbus, but where at the same time our companies like Shell and Mobil are kicked out of the energy fields in Russia. I say this because I think that Europe needs to unite on these principles. Europe showed strength for the first time in Finland. Putin was put on the defensive because of a united Europe. Let this be an encouragement to unite much more in the future, because this is the only way in which this partnership will be a balanced one that is in the interests of both partners. In conclusion, if we think, like Mr Schulz, that innovation is not going far enough, then we should support the President of the Commission, because he is trying, and we should put pressure on our national leadership to support the Commission in achieving real results. Lastly, I compliment Mr Blair and Mr Balkenende for their initiative on climate change. It deserves our full support."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Camiel Eurlings (PPE-DE ). –"1

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