Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-23-Speech-4-028"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Future allocation of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) for the cross-border cooperation programmes (CBC) budget (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100923.2.4-028"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-23-Speech-4-0292
lpv:speaker	lp:Jacek Olgierd Kurski2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; IMCO (2009-07-21--2011-12-28)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2010-02-09--2011-12-28)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2009-07-14--2012-04-03)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2011-12-28)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2011-12-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Until now, the Eastern Partnership has been the first and only foreign-policy initiative from my country, Poland, which has been accepted by Brussels and the whole European Community. Its real political sense lies in attracting six post-Soviet states to the Union. In documents establishing the programme this is not mentioned, but it is well known that that is what it is about. The plan has come at the right time. Two crises, first of all the Georgian crisis, then the gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine, clearly showed the EU leaders that it was worth taking an interest in that part of Europe to the east of the Union. In December, the Commission allocated EUR 600 million for that aim. Today, however, enthusiasm is waning and even in this Chamber there are questions being asked regarding the point of the Eastern Partnership. The German Socialist representative has stated that since the Germans are providing billions of euros for Greece, it makes no sense to have a programme of support for the post-Soviet states. This is as if we were to ask whether we should put on shoes or socks. It is a false alternative - we need both. Europe is not only a business, an exchange of capital or inter-sectoral flows. It also stands for a love of freedom. Europe owes the post-Soviet countries, which remained behind the Iron Curtain for 50 years, a path forward to freedom and civilisation, and the development of the Eastern Partnership programme should achieve this. Therefore, seeing that difficulties and concrete doubts are emerging concerning a lack of procedural flexibility and problems implementing specific projects, we should seriously consider a revision of the instrument, so that the beautiful words written on paper will be reflected in real action, because it really is worth taking such action."@en1
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