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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120612.19.2-396-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-06-12-Speech-2-397-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Tarja Cronberg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2011-09-15--2014-06-30)3 member; G/EFA (2011-06-22--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2011-09-21--2014-06-30)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Iran (2011-10-10--2014-06-30)3 member; SEDE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2011-10-10--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Vihreä liitto (2011-06-22--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the ongoing crisis in Syria shows why we need a global arms trade treaty. China, and especially Russia, are exporting massive amounts of weapons to the Assad regime, thus contributing to the deaths of thousands of innocent men, women and children. A global arms trade treaty would put Russia, China and other arms-exporting countries in a much more difficult legal and moral position. We all know that the EU is a proponent of a global ATT (Arms Trade Treaty). Now is the time for Member States and the EU delegation to push hard for this in New York. I consider the report we are going to vote on tomorrow helpful in reaching this goal. To make it even stronger, we have tabled several amendments. The first calls for dual-use goods to be included in the Treaty. This is important as the distinction between military and civil items can no longer be made. They both use the same high-tech components. I know the Netherlands Government will take this up, and I welcome this very much. Secondly, at committee level, colleagues in the EPP Group voted against my amendment which made reference to the need to have a strong anti-corruption mechanism in the ATT. This does not correspond to our common EU position, and I think this reference should be included. I hope that colleagues in the EPP Group will support this in the voting tomorrow. The final aspect is the question of wider public access to, and information on, the arms trade. This also contradicts the existing practice in the EU, where NGOs and think tanks cooperate freely with EU working groups. I urge my colleagues to vote for the amendments to keep the ATT implementation open to the wider public in the spirit of cooperation we enjoy at home."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Tarja Cronberg,"1 "on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group."1
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