Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-28-Speech-3-344-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-09-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:"Food for Free" programme (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110928.22.3-344-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-09-28-Speech-3-345-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Michel Dantin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2012-06-15)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2012-06-15)3 substitute; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2012-06-15)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2009-07-14--2012-06-15)3 member; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2012-03-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, it is now three years since the debate on the aid programme for the most deprived got desperately bogged down in Council. This untenable deadlock is not acceptable. It is all the more unacceptable given that the death sentence has been pronounced on the programme at a time when our continent is going through an economic and social crisis of unprecedented violence, which is throwing so many of our fellow citizens into turmoil. Some symbols construct Europe; others weaken it dangerously. Let us ensure that we do not destroy today what was patiently constructed yesterday, especially at a time when the difficulties we face seem to be straining the bonds that unite our States. Those same difficulties are pushing people towards nationalist sentiments and to turn their backs on Europe. Re-establishing the every man for himself principle as a normal and acceptable reflex is far removed from my idea of Europe and from that of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), to which I belong. Our people deserve better. They deserve the Europe we have been building together for more than 50 years – a Europe that is more than a simple economic agreement. Quite the opposite, Europe embodies values that, more than ever, we need to embrace – values that place human beings at the top of the political agenda. Today, it is imperative that we move away from sterile legal debate in order to take fair and responsible political decisions. Allocating resources to the European Social Fund within a fund created specifically for that purpose under the revised common agricultural policy is not what the debate is about. It is no longer what the debate is about. The ruling of the Court of Justice has now created an emergency which will soon affect 18 million people receiving food aid. The real question now relates to our common vision of Europe and its future. I am convinced that its destiny does not, under any circumstances, lie in the full or partial renationalisation of food aid, however symbolically. Let there be no mistake: only if we act together will we succeed in tackling the huge challenges we face today. It is only by acting together, showing solidarity and standing united that, on our continent, we will retain the resources to guarantee the future prosperity of all our fellow citizens. Commissioner, you have courageously proposed measures. It is high time that ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
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