Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-09-Speech-3-180-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120509.20.3-180-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-09-Speech-3-181-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Laurence J.A.J. Stassen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partij voor de Vrijheid (2009-07-14--2014-03-24)3 substitute; IMCO (2012-01-19--2012-07-16)3 member; TRAN (2012-01-19--2012-09-09)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2010-06-23--2012-09-09)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, now that the smoke of the conflict in North Africa has partially lifted, the European Parliament has found time to develop trade relations with this region again. As far as the delegation of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) is concerned, this is too premature and should be preceded by a request to that effect. Can we really talk of an Arab Spring? Allow me to help you answer that question. In Tunisia, two bloggers have recently been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment because of their atheist views. That same Tunisia is considering criminalising establishment of any relations with Israel and enshrining that in law. Unfortunately, the situation in Egypt is no better. It is estimated that, this year alone, 1 500 Coptic girls have been abducted, girls who have been circumcised and forced to convert to Islam. There is also the threat of the Islamic sharia being introduced in Egypt. I put this question to you: do these developments really deserve the designation of ‘Arab Spring’? Would anyone dare use these words in the presence of all those women, Christians and non-Muslims who are being oppressed? Instead of an Arab Spring, we are facing the threat of an Islamic Winter. I hope that my fellow Members have the courage to face up to this. The rise of fundamentalist Islamic parties in the region is at odds with the values ​​we hold dear in Europe. We have to ensure that we do not make rash decisions about promoting trade relations with such regimes. If we do that, we will be sending out a totally wrong signal. The message which the European Union needs to promote is that, as long as regimes continue to commit human rights violations or fail to act against them, we will not be prepared to extend relations with them. We owe that debt to the victims and the many vulnerable minorities in the region."@en1
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