Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-12-15-Speech-2-270"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-12-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20091215.17.2-270"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-12-15-Speech-2-2712
lpv:speaker	lp:Michał Tomasz Kamiński2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFCO (2009-07-21--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2009-07-14--2011-02-20)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2009-07-16--2011-03-07)3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 chair; PECH (2009-07-16--2011-03-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I will not conceal the fact that I am disappointed by both the statements we have heard. Today, here in the European Parliament, we, the representatives of European Union authority, are quite rightly stressing the role of democracy. We are lecturing President Saakashvili on the changes which he has to introduce in his country. I would like to say he has already brought in very many changes, and the Georgia of today and the Georgia of a few years ago are completely different countries. However, we have not forgotten that today, Russian tanks are to be found on a large part of Georgia’s territory. Fellow Members, if you think Russian tanks have, at any time in history, brought democracy to anyone, you are profoundly mistaken. Russian tanks do not bring democracy, Russian tanks bring subjugation. We are talking, today, about the situation in Georgia, but in the Council representative’s speech, we heard the word ‘Russia’ once, while of course, it is Russia which is the key to the situation in Georgia. I am not saying that everything in Georgia is ideal. There is certainly much which needs to be improved. However, the Russians are laughing in our faces by not realising the five-point agreement negotiated on behalf of the European Union by President Sarkozy. I have to ask: why are Russian army units still present in the village of Pereva? Has that matter ever even been mentioned to the Russians? If we are talking about the necessity of democracy, human rights, tolerance and freedom of speech, I subscribe to it all. However, do we think Russia is promoting these values in Georgia today, or that the Russian aggression against Georgia is part of a fight for democracy? No, it is an act of brutal imperialism. We, as the European Union, should oppose that brutal imperialism. Only then will what we say be credible to our Georgian friends, when we tell them there is still much they must do – and I agree with this – for their country to meet fully our European standards. However, we must not point the finger at Georgia when, on the other hand, we have Russia, where inconvenient journalists are murdered, where the language of hatred towards neighbours and minorities is the official language of the media, and is the language of leading Russian politicians. We must say ‘no’ to this, because then we will be able to be credible in what we say to all other countries, including Georgia, about democracy. I want to appeal to the European Union to defend the territorial integrity of Georgia firmly and resolutely in the name of values which we all share, and to defend freedom and democracy in Georgia against Russian aggression."@en1
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