Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-22-Speech-2-352"

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dcterms:Date	"2007-05-22"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20070522.29.2-352"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-22-Speech-2-3532
lpv:speaker	lp:Tunne Kelam2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, I fully agree with the Commissioner’s statement that we do not have to look at the picture in black and white, but unfortunately the black and white situation was forced on us and was forced on one Member State by its big neighbour. However, I would like to congratulate both the Commission and the Presidency for their convincing demonstration of solidarity in Samara. I think the clear statement by the President of the Commission to the Russian President that Estonia or Poland are considered as equally important members of the Union as Portugal or Germany should be considered a key message. I think the most important thing in the current situation was to make our counterparts understand what solidarity means for the Union, which is based on common values. As the motion for a resolution on Estonia states, attacks targeted at one of the smallest Member States are considered a test case for the solidarity of the EU as a whole, and all the major political groups have agreed on the text of the joint motion for a resolution on Estonia. I think there are some issues which you need to address collectively in future. It is inadmissible to interfere brutally in the internal affairs of any State, especially a small one. There is a crucial difference between two former totalitarian states. New democratic Germany made it the basic principle of its foreign policy never to threaten any of its neighbours, and this has contributed to a very significant extent to a positive change in post-war Europe. I think we need to act together to help Russia take a similar stand regarding its past imperialist deeds and help it to come to similar conclusions."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Erakond Isamaaliit (Pro Patria Union) (2004-07-20--2009-03-25)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Tunne Kelam,"1 "on behalf of the PPE-DE Group"1

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