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dcterms:Date	"2012-05-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120522.5.2-072-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-22-Speech-2-073-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Cornelis van Baalen2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 member; SEDE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2010-04-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2010-12-13--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Ukraine is at a crossroads. The country could either go the same way as Belarus, which would mean that there is no longer only one ‘last dictatorship’ in Europe but two (and there may be other contenders for that, Mr Landsbergis), or Ukraine could develop into a modern democracy. This is also possible, because today, Ukraine is not Belarus and should not develop that way. With regard to the rule of law, I must say that indeed there is probably some progress, but it must materialise. This means that the Tymoshenko case is a test case. There are other cases, but we should use this case to see whether progress is being made or not. It is true that Ms Tymoshenko is being treated better than before, but this should not be the end of the case. The Court of Cassation should be free, fair, open and transparent in the revision of court cases. If you look further, the way homosexuals were treated in a demonstration – which had to be cancelled – is a bad thing. Ukraine should accept that everybody is equal. The fact that there is a law before the Rada saying that homosexuality should not be propagated is a bad thing because education on this issue should be transparent, free and fair. Again, Ukraine should change in this respect. As the Commissioner said, the coming elections – whether they are free or fair – are also a benchmark. I am not in favour of a boycott of the European football championship. Why not? We are having these discussions because of the championship in the same way that we talked about human rights in China because of the Olympic Games. We should use the opportunity; those who represent their countries in Ukraine should use the opportunity to draw the attention to the human rights situation. Ukraine need not become like Belarus. Let us help her not to do so."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Johannes Cornelis van Baalen,"1 "on behalf of the ALDE Group."1
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