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"Mr President, there has recently been an unbelievable increase in the number of attacks carried out by the radical Islamist group, Boko Haram. Hundreds of people have been killed.
Boko Haram is using religion to destabilise Nigeria. The socio-economic inequality there, the poverty, the high levels of unemployment, the corruption and the lack of prospects, especially for young people, are providing fertile ground for extremism. I believe – as other members have already said – that we, as the European Union, should not only strongly condemn the violence, but also do everything in our power to support Nigeria. The most important thing in this regard is that we, as the international community, also find out the underlying causes as to why people in Nigeria, a country so rich in resources, are not actually able to become rich themselves.
That means that we also have to do everything to encourage cooperation in the region. We, as the EU, should contribute to that process. I understand that the Dutch Foreign Minister last week asked that Boko Haram be added to the list of terrorist organisations. I wonder whether that has actually happened, and if not, when it is going to happen."@en1
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