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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, recently a peaceful and lawful demonstration in Angola was violently attacked by the police, and a number of demonstrators were arrested. Those demonstrators are still under arrest, and they have not had contact with their families or their lawyers. I would therefore like to suggest to Baroness Ashton that she contact the Angolan authorities and demonstrate to them that, as signatories to the Cotonou agreements, they cannot continue with their depressing record of human rights violations.
Mr President, Commissioner Oettinger recently made declarations to the effect that debt-ridden European countries should fly their flags at half mast, stating that this would have a great symbolic deterrent effect. It would indeed be symbolic, but of a Europe that had lost its values and ideals, since all Member States must have the right to exactly the same dignity with their flags – no more, no less. We should tell Mr Oettinger that he has not understood the European ideal, and that he should therefore either withdraw his words or resign. I would ask the President to pass Parliament’s concern on to the European Commission."@en1
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