Seanad debates

Thursday, 10 October 2002

Address by President of the European Parliament.

 

Senator Kenneally spoke about the economy and influence and wondered if we are having too much debate on both and not enough other debate. Today I went to great lengths to talk about a Europe of values because it matters. It is wrong that we give the impression to our population that the only people with values as citizens are people who want to vote "No". Why should we conceive the values debate as if somehow we did not have values because we believe in the value of connection with the European Union? Cohesion, the International Criminal Court, Kyoto and the value of peace and reconciliation are important to us. Pluralist democracy, the promotion of openness and respect for human rights and judicial separation are values we are helping to bring, underpin, sustain and develop in the newly re-independent states.

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