Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-15-Speech-3-256"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:A Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061115.18.3-256"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-15-Speech-3-2572
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogdan Klich2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2005-12-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-22--2007-03-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-09-08--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-11-15)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2007-11-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Northern Dimension of the European Union’s external policy is not just a priority for the Finnish presidency. It is also an extremely important aspect of Polish foreign policy and the foreign policies of seven other European Union Member States which surround the Baltic Sea. During the last dozen years or so, the Baltic has become a region for peaceful cooperation with Russia. If we are to maintain this situation, we need to eliminate the dangers that have appeared on the horizon today. The main threats today are the growing dependence of the countries in the region on Russian fuel supplies and the series of unsolved problems concerning the Kaliningrad area. Addressing these challenges is beyond the capabilities of individual countries and also exceeds those of our group of eight countries. It is therefore vital for them to be made a priority for the European Union as a whole. Today, 24% of gas supplies come from Russia. This percentage will rise in the future. The possibility, mentioned by Charles Tannock a moment ago, of Russia creating a gas cartel is additional cause for concern. Investments such as the Baltic gas pipeline are increasing the dependence of the entire European Union’s on its eastern neighbour. In addition they are causing dangerous political tensions between members of the Union itself. Today, the Kaliningrad region remains a ticking time bomb. We are not only concerned by the level of military mobilisation in the area, but also by the social situation in Kaliningrad. A large percentage of the population is infected with AIDS, the natural environment is being destroyed and organised crime is rampant. Therefore, if the European Union as a whole fails to take an interest in these issues, there will be no common policy with respect to energy or to Kaliningrad. Without a common policy we will all face failure."@en1

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