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"Mr President, I would like to reiterate what some colleagues have already said, which is that the human rights situation in Colombia has not improved as it should have done. We have had, this year alone, 13 assassinations of human rights defenders, which is almost half as many again as in 2011. So we cannot really say that the situation is good. I am in favour of a dialogue and I do not mind having agreements with countries, but we really have to see what we can do as the European Union to improve the human rights situation, specifically.
What I am concerned about is that, according to a recent study by the German unions, in comparison with the EU-Korea agreement, this free trade agreement with Colombia we are negotiating only makes recommendations on certain criteria and there are no obligations. For example, labour and environmental conventions only have to be implemented when there are enough resources. I would like to know from Mr De Gucht whether he is in favour of an action plan, which many people here are calling for, prior to ratification of the agreement."@en1
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