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dcterms:Date	"2012-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Belarus (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120314.28.3-568-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-14-Speech-3-569-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Filip Kaczmarek2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ENVI (2012-01-25--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; DEVE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Mr Piebalgs, I have already thanked the High Representative, Baroness Ashton, at the meeting of the Committee on Development, for the fact that this time, decisions on Belarus were fast, unequivocal and specific. All the indications are that the European Union’s reaction has made an impression on the President of Belarus, so perhaps we have at last found a way to make what we do about Belarus more effective. This method is to take action which, for a variety of reasons, will be painful for the Belarusian authorities. So I agree with Mr Migalski that Belarus should not be the host of the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2014. Why? It is because the championships would certainly be an opportunity for President Lukashenko to get himself some good publicity and to present Belarus as a normal country where normal sports competitions are held. However, this is not true. It is not a normal country; it is a country where fundamental human rights are violated and where there is no democracy, and the world championships should not be held in a place whose people are denied fundamental rights and freedoms. Incidentally, the tolerant attitude to sport seen in politics meant that the Beijing Olympics did not result in any beneficial changes in China in the field of human rights, so the argument for tolerance is difficult to accept. We must not allow the neutral character of sport to be used to manipulate public opinion and build a false image of normality. So moving the world championships is an important demand and I fully support it."@en1
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