Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-14-Speech-3-293-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-12-14"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111214.22.3-293-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-12-14-Speech-3-294-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Inese Vaidere2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Pilsoniskā Savienība (2009-07-14--2012-07-03)3 member; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I am pleased that this resolution, recalling that Russia is a permanent member of the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the UN Security Council, and has therefore committed itself to respect and implement democratic principles, has been adopted. Following repeated criticism from the OSCE and EU institutions of the critical human rights situation in that country, of the electoral law and politically motivated court decisions, the European Court of Human Rights this year voiced criticism of the cumbersome procedure for the registration of political parties in Russia. For all that, the elections to the Russian State Duma on 4 December and the oppressive response of the authorities to the subsequent widespread popular protests again highlighted the severe situation with regard to democracy and human rights in Russia, as evidenced by the reports of widespread violations from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. This European Parliament resolution voices a clear and condemnatory signal to the leaders of Russia, hence I supported it. However, I do not agree that the process of implementing visa-free arrangements with Russia should be welcomed and continued. Firstly, the situation with democracy and human rights in Russia does not meet the standards of a democratic state and the criteria for visa-free arrangements. Secondly, the number of Russian citizens entering the EU is three times greater than the number of EU citizens travelling to Russia, where they are confronted with various administrative and travel restrictions. Thirdly, the results of the visa facilitation regime and its contribution to the dynamics of EU-Russia relations have not yet been evaluated. Any discussion of visa-free arrangements between the EU and Russia is therefore premature."@en1

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