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lpv:speaker	lp:Elmar Brok2
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lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I would like to thank Mr Howitt for doing such an excellent job. Secondly, I would like to say that we often have a problem when it comes to putting into practice the human rights policies that we largely agree on. Therefore, I am pleased that there is obviously a plan to appoint an EU Special Representative on Human Rights as part of the European External Action Service and to set up a special department for religious freedom. We must make sure that this is one of the major aspects of a preventive human rights policy. Given the current situation in Egypt and the fact that the Christian minorities there are very much afraid – it is said that 1 million Christians are preparing to leave – and given the constitutional process in Egypt and the 15 million Copts who established a with the Muslims which lasted centuries and now live in completely different circumstances, it is clear that major and dramatic developments lie ahead and that we must begin taking action today, particularly as these circumstances could lead to high levels of migration. This factor also needs to be taken into consideration and we must not be afraid of saying that the persecution of Christians is also a difficult issue. However, it is also important for us to check our trade agreements. I am grateful that the association agreement with Ukraine has not yet been signed. Opposition politicians are still in prison and the leader of the opposition, who is seriously ill, is being pressured to submit to interrogation and is being refused painkilling medication until she is prepared to continue being interrogated, which means that this is being used as an instrument of torture, as investigations carried out by doctors have recently established. It is clear that this imposes restrictions on all our practical and strategic considerations and that, despite all these considerations, we must not forget our principles."@en1
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