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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Russia (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120201.15.3-224-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-01-Speech-3-225-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Monika Beňová2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; SMER-Sociálna demokracia (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, most of us perhaps can remember the Cold War and the collapse of the bipolar world. I myself come from a country that was for many long years under the influence of the Soviet Union – the predecessor of the Russian Federation. It would be very wrong to say today that nothing has happened in the Russian Federation in terms of political reforms. The Russian Federation today is different from the country we knew in previous times. It would also be wrong, however, for us to say that the reforms to date are sufficient and that we have no interest in monitoring further developments and the further progress of political reforms in Russia. We should think very carefully, however, and modify the tone that we adopt in such a discussion. Baroness Ashton mentioned that we had a major debate on the Russian Federation in the European Parliament's part-session in mid-December. Less than two months have passed and we are again discussing the Russian Federation in the European Parliament's plenary. Imagine how often the situation in the EU is debated in the Russian Duma, and how often there is criticism in the Russian Duma of the corruption in EU Member States. We issue calls every other month for the Russian Federation to combat corruption. Where there are proven cases, let them be handled under the applicable regulations and laws which exist in the Russian Federation. I also feel, however, that if we want to be critics, then our criticism should be objective, and if our criticism is objective, then we should also criticise corruption in our own Member States. If we criticise the fact that in Russia the opposition has no room to move, let us take a look at Romania. Does the opposition in Romania have room to move? This is a Member State of the EU. If we are talking about the dominance of a single large party, let us take a look at Hungary. Hungary is also dominated by a single large party, and we have also criticised here many times what is happening in this Member State of the EU. I would like to ask, ladies and gentlemen, only that our debate remains objective and constructive also in the case of the Russian Federation."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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