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"The EU is acting all over the world to promote respect for human rights, which is an integral part of EU foreign policy. I voted in favour of this report, because it emphasises that human rights is a fundamental EU value, and that economic and political priorities should not be the be-all and end-all. EU cooperation with third countries has to be based on the real performance made by the countries towards better human rights implementation. Special attention should be paid to our immediate neighbours. In our external action, we should remember that there are more than 10 political prisoners in Belarus, and politically motivated cases in Russia and Ukraine. I agree with the rapporteur that it is extremely important to be aware of work which is being done by local actors in third countries defending human rights and to have a possibility to support it. The bottom-up approach needs improved communication with the top, information sharing and cooperation between civil societies in third countries, the EU and other actors involved in the protection of human rights. For this reason, the European institutions should cooperate more closely with organised civil societies in third countries."@en1
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