Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-12-Speech-2-239"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-12-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Union annual report on human rights (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061212.41.2-239"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-12-Speech-2-2402
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Howitt2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to start by congratulating the Finnish Presidency, both for its work on human rights and for attending this plenary. One of our aims has been to make this part-session a ‘human rights plenary’ every year. On this, the day the Sakharov Prize was awarded, the Finnish Presidency has honoured its role, and I believe every other Presidency will now follow suit. At the same time, I would like to thank the Presidency for taking on board a number of points which I suggested as a former rapporteur for human rights. The references to the European Parliament are more numerous this year, and it has been involved more closely. I look forward to that developing still further in the future. The list of countries for priority action in your report very much matches my suggestions for the list of European countries of concern, which some people said was outlandish, but which you have adopted. I wish to thank the Presidency for that too. I would have liked to have seen more on the impact and implementation of the EU guidelines on human rights – there was just one page in 260 – but very much welcome the transparency of having a list of demarches relating to different countries. However, I would ask the Presidency to recall the suggestion made by Parliament in my own report that a group of MEPs should become available for confidential consultation on those demarches in much the same way as for security issues. I would ask the Presidency to consider that issue again. In conclusion, I would ask both this and future Presidencies, together with the Commission, to bear in mind the need to undertake impact analyses, and to look not just at the direct work done on human rights, but also at the human rights impact of other external policies, particularly those on trade and development, so that we can mainstream human rights into all the European Union’s work. It is not just one report that counts, but what that report represents."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; DROI (2004-09-01--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Richard Howitt (PSE ). –"1

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