Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-20-Speech-2-373"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-10-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Democracy building in external relations (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091020.36.2-373"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-20-Speech-2-3742
lpv:speaker	lp:Véronique De Keyser2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Parti Socialiste (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, how can one bring democracy to a nation? Well, by relying on and strengthening its civil society, by combating poverty and exclusion, and by liberating its women. Europe has not been naive enough to believe that it can bring democracy with tanks and bombs, even if certain Member States may have laboured under this misapprehension. Europe must therefore assume its role as a soft power. This is a thankless, difficult role. It has equipped itself with a European instrument for democracy and human rights, which today resembles a newborn child. It is fragile but promising, if taken great care of. The NGOs can submit projects to it without the support of their government, and that is important. However, it is also out of the very limited budget for this instrument that the election observation missions are financed. These are crucial missions which, in the space of around 10 years, have succeeded in proving their worth, but for which Parliament has already requested more resources and certainly more follow-up action – thank you, Mrs Malmström – but also more political consistency in terms of the way in which we monitor their legitimacy, and here I fully support what Mrs Joly said regarding some of our missions. It is not normal for a country that embarks on the democratic electoral process not to be supported in its consolidation. Those who take a short-term view no doubt think that democracy is costly. It is less costly than war, that is for sure, and this is data that the External Action Service will most certainly take into account in its operations."@en1
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