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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, with today’s debate in the House and the resolution that will be adopted afterwards, we wanted to highlight the importance of this association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine for the country’s European prospects, and as we have been reminded in this debate, a key element of the agreement is the democracy clause on respecting human rights, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, and respect for the rules of the democratic game.
It is clear that the trial, conviction and humanitarian situation of Yulia Tymoshenko and of others blatantly violate the spirit and letter of this democratic clause. Parliament therefore must show its solidarity with these people, request that their rights be fully respected, strongly condemn the use of force, as has been observed, and, of course, ensure that opposition leaders can stand in the next elections, many of whom are currently in jail, like Yulia Tymoshenko.
For that reason, I agree with what the Commissioner, Mr Füle said, in the sense that the signing of the association agreement cannot occur under these circumstances, and therefore, Parliament should not go ahead and ratify it.
Secondly, without questioning the hosting of the European Football Championships, which is being organised jointly with Poland, I believe, and I am addressing you, Commissioner, that the European Union should try to give a joint response, given that we are supposed to be trying to establish a common foreign and security policy, as such that the representatives of the European Union and the Member States can act in a homogenous, joint manner from a shared standpoint."@en1
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