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"Mr President, in defence of fundamental rights, I call on the responsible institutions to review the designation of San Sebastián as European Capital of Culture, because I believe that it was chosen on the basis of political criteria, which constitutes discrimination against the other candidate cities.
The chairman of the panel said the city was chosen to support the peace process but, as far as I am aware, there is a terrorist organisation in Spain, called ETA, that so far has not laid down its weapons and which two months ago managed to get its political wing, Bildu, into government in San Sebastián, as well as other towns. I do not believe that Europe should be giving such a powerful megaphone to people who fail to condemn terrorist violence and who will create propaganda out of apportioning blame between victims and murderers.
Where is the right to freedom and dignity? Clearly not in San Sebastián, where our fellow Members such as Mayor Oreja, Mr Iturgaiz, Mr Zalba, and I myself have to go around with bodyguards. I believe in the culture of life, not in a bullet to the back of the head. Ladies and gentlemen, can there be any true culture without freedom? No, a thousand times no.
San Sebastián should once again submit its candidacy when it is a city that is free for everyone. In the meantime, they should learn the culture of respect towards those who think differently, because although the city may deserve the title in future, today, with Batasuna and its successors in its institutions, it does not."@en1
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