Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-14-Speech-3-562-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Belarus (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"bg"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120314.28.3-562-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-14-Speech-3-563-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Kristian Vigenin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Coalition for Bulgaria (2009-07-14--2013-05-28)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2013-05-28)3 substitute; ENVI (2012-01-19--2013-05-28)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-30--2013-05-28)3 chair; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-30--2013-05-28)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2013-05-28)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2013-05-28)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2013-05-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the subject of today’s debate is another extension of the sanctions against the Lukashenko regime and the fact that this is virtually causing a diplomatic war between Belarus and the European Union. I think that, as stated in the draft resolution, the European Union is responding correctly by not allowing itself to be split into good and bad Member States. It is providing an adequate response by clearly signalling to Lukashenko that the Member States of the European Union or the European Union as a whole cannot be blackmailed in this way. However, the big question which we cannot basically find the answer to is: what else can we do as a European Parliament, a European Union and based on the commitment of individual Member States to change the situation in this country? How can we support civil society and what else can we do so that political prisoners are freed and to ensure that there will be no more political prisoners in Belarus? How should we bring about a gradual shift towards democratisation in Belarus so that the next elections will at least be a little more honest and a little more democratic than what we saw during the previous parliamentary elections? I think that we do not seem to be showing enough imagination in this area, and the methods we are resorting to seem again to be either tightening the sanctions or applying what is the new element in this resolution: we mention the option of imposing targeted economic sanctions. We must, of course, carefully remark at this point that they must not affect the citizens of Belarus. We are also talking about the World Ice Hockey Championships and it possibly being moved somewhere other than Belarus. I feel that this sounds more like a desperate move on our part. If this action is implemented, let us give it a try, but I do not think that it will produce the result sought after. However, it is important for us not to close the door and to use every opportunity. We will do this under the auspices of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. We will continue our efforts, and let us still hope that we achieve results. We must all put our heads together about how to change this situation."@en1
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