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André-Léonard (ELDR). - (FR) Hr. formand, jeg for dømte på den Den Paritetiske Forsamling AVS-EU i Togo i oktober sidste år krænkelserne af menneskerettighederne, de vilkårlige sanktioner, den manglende respekt for ytringsfriheden og den frie presse.
André-Léonard (ELDR). - (FR) Mr President, last October, at the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in Togo, I de nounced the human rights violations, arbitrary sanctions, the lack of respect for freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Jeg fordømte det diktatur, som præsident Eyadema indførte for mere end 30 år siden. Dette blev ikke særlig godt modtaget afmagt haverne, der forsøgte at bevise, at jeg tog fejl.
I denounced the dictatorial power of Presi dent Eyadema who has been in power for thirty years.« This did not earn me the congratulations of the powers who tried so hard to show me how wrong I was.
Jeg vil geme minde om, at samarbejdet mellem Unionen og Togo har været afbrudt siden 1992, og at en genoptagelse deraf var betinget af respekt for de demokratiske principper og afholdelse af åbne valg i juni 1998.
I would remind you that the Union's cooperation with Togo was suspended in 1992 and that its resumption was conditional upon respect of democratic principles and the organization of fair and open elections in June 1998.
Det må nu konstateres, at de togolesiske myndigheder ikke har re spekteret de grundlæggende demokratiske principper, så valget kan godkendes.
We have to recognize that the Togolese authorities have not respected the essential democratic principles which are necessary to ensure that the elections are valid.
Den nationale valgkommission op sagde endog sit hverv den 23. juni i år.
The national electoral commission even resigned on 23 June this year.
Oppositionen kunne ikke udtrykke sig frit, pressen fik mundkurv på, og præsident Eyadema blev udråbt til sejrherre, før alle valg urner var blevet åbnet.
The opposition has not been able to speak freely, the press has been muzzled, and President Eyadema's victory was proclaimed even before all the votes had been counted.
Schörling (V). - (SV) Hr. formand, det er virkelig tragisk for Togos demokratiske udvikling, at præsidentvalget nu tilsyneladende er helt afsporet.
Schörling (V). - (SV) Mr President, it really is a tragedy for Togo's democratic development that the presidential election appears now to have got completely out of hand.
Det er ikke, fordi folket har vist mangel på interesse; tværtimod var valgdeltagelsen meget stor og foregik meget fredeligt.
It is not because the population has shown no interest; on the contrary, turnout was extremely high and it also took place very peacefully.
Nej, det er i ste det fordi regeringen og myndighederne har grebet ind og totalt undermineret al troværdighed vedrørende valg handlingen, at man ikke længere kan garantere demokratisk kontrol og indsigt, samt alt, hvad der hører til et de mokratisk valg.
No, the reason is instead that the government and authorities have acted and totally under mined the credibility of the electoral process so that there can no longer be any guarantee of democratic control and insight or of those things associated with a democratic election.
På trods af løfter, der blev afgivet i for bindelse med AVS-Forsamlingen i Lomé, på trods af, at Togo har fået al den hjælp, landet har bedt om fra EU, på trods af, at også ikke-statslige organisationer og andre menneskerettighedsorganisationer har engageret sig me get i valget, og på trods af det togolesiske folks ansvarsfølelse, svigter man alle og går fra alle forsikringer om, at de demokratiske principper vil blive respekteret.
Despite the promise given in connection with the meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in Lomé, despite the fact that Togo has received all the help that the country requested from the EU, despite the fact that NGOs and other human rights organisations have been very involved in the election, and despite the Togolese population's feeling of responsibility, everyone has been let down and all assurances that democratic principles would be re spected have been broken.
Jeg må sige, at Kommissionen, EU og AVS-Forsamlingen virkelig må være opmærksomme og holde øje med den fortsatte politiske udvikling i Togo.
In these circumstances, it is clear that the Union must maintain sanctions on Togo, and not resume cooperation, as long as issue of the electoral process has not been re solved.
Det er klart, at Unionen under disse betingelser bør fast holde sine sanktioner over for Togo, og ikke genoptage samarbejdet, sålænge der ikke er kastet fuldt lys over valghandlingen.
1 must say that the Commission, the EU and the ACP-EU Joint Assembly really must be observant and keep an eye on continuing political developments in Togo.
Günther (PPE). - (DE) Hr. formand, hr. kommissær, kære kolleger, Togo står egentlig som et symbol på samarbejdet mellem Europa og Afrika.
Günther (PPE). - (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, la dies and gentlemen, Togo is a symbol of cooperation be tween Europe and Àfrica.
Lomé-konventionen har altid været og er stadig en milepæl i et sådant samar
The Lomé Convention always has been and still is a milestone in this kind of cooperation.
Vecchi (PSE). - (IT) Hr. formand, Togo er et land, som vi måske har lært bedre at kende end andre afrikanske lande, også fordi vi - som andre af vores kolleger gjorde opmærksom på - under Den Paritetiske Forsamling AVS-EU i oktober sidste år næsten fik lejlighed til at forhandle,
Vecchi (PSE). - (IT) Mr President, Togo is a country that we have had the opportunity to become acquainted with, perhaps more than other countries in Africa, also because, as other Members recalled, at the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in October we more or less negotiated or at any rate obtained assurances from the Togolese authorities and from the leaders of the opposition, insofar as they had the power to do so, regarding the electoral process that was being organized and regarding the possibility of guaranteeing elections that were truly free and correct.
Jeg mener, at teksten i be slutningerne burde havde været mere afbalanceret, så uoverensstemmelserne kun ville gælde problemet om kring meddelelsen af visse resultater.
more so since controversy seems to be centred on the problem of the transmission of just a few results.
Vi har kunnet konstatere, at den første runde af præsident valget, der fandt sted den 24. juni i år, overhovedet ikke Tevede op til forventningerne og forsikringerne. Det skal understreges, at borgernes store og korrekte valgdeltagelse trods alt var et positivt aspekt, og de har således be vist, at de i stor udstrækning er modne til at deltage i de mokratiet.
However, there were a number of irregularities in the or ganization of the elections and the counting of votes; polling stations opened late in the capital Lomé, the counting of votes was blocked, although this did not prevent the re sults from being announced, and there were resignations from the electoral commission.
Det, at vi ikke er i stand til at føre en debat om f.eks. An gola, hvor præsident Dos Santos nægter at foretage anden runde af præsidentvalget, hvilket ville gøre valget legitimt, viser under alle omstændigheder, at vi for Togo har en doktrin, som vi ikke har for Angola.
In any event, we find ourselves in a situation in which it is impossible, for example, to.have a debate on Angola, where President Dos Santos does not wish to proceed on to the second round of the presidential election which would legitimize him, and this shows that we have a pol icy for Togo which we do not apply to Angola.
Vores Parlament er partisk i sin behandling af Afrika, hvilket ikke er pas sende.
Our Par liament applies the principle of two weights, two measures to Africa, and that does not strike me as being very healthy.
Giansily (UPE). - (FR) Hr. formand, flere politiske grupper i vores Parlament har besluttet sig for at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved præsidentvalget i Togo. Naturligvis har in gen af disse fromme mennesker, som har underskrevet beslutningen, besøgt landet.
Giansily (UPE). - (FR) Mr President, several political groups in our Assembly have decided to ask questions about the presidential elections in Togo.
Jeg har selv været demede som observatør for min gruppe, og jeg kan bevidne, at valghandlingen forløb tilfredsstillende på de fleste af de 617 valgsteder i Lomé, hvoraf jeg kunne besøge et bredt udvalg, herunder også i Bé-kvarteret.
I, for my part, was present, as I was sent as an observer by my group and 1 can confirm that the operation went very smoothly in Lomé, in most of the 617 polling stations, and I was able to visit a large number of these stations, including some in the Bé district. trict.
Dette betyder naturligvis, at general Eyadema under in gen omstændigheder vil give afkald på magten, i det mindste ikke i øjeblikket, uanset hvad borgerne i hans land mener.
This obviously means that, at least for the moment, under no circumstances does General Eyadema want to give up his power, regardless of the opinion of his country's citizens.
Resultaterne af den første valgrunde er derfor ikke troværdige, og den bedømmelse har de fået af hele det internationale samfund, hvilket viser, at det er nød vendigt at fortsætte med at lægge et kraftigt pres på de to golesiske myndigheder.
For this reason, the results of this first electoral round are not credible, and this was the judgement of the entire international community, demonstrating that pressure has to continue to be exerted on the Togolese author ities with great force.
Selvom det ikke altid har været tilfældet tidligere, så må man også her håbe, at der er en fornuftig sammenhæng mellem de forskellige medlems staters holdninger, så den demokratiske proces i landet kan genoptages uden begrænsninger.
Here, too, it is hoped that the Member States will be coherent in their attitude, something that has not always been the case in the past, so that the democratic process in this country can resume without any limitation; I believe that all the conditions are present for this to occur.
Ifølge denne beslutning har »visse uregelmæssigheder bestået i, at det ifølge loven fastsatte tidspunkt for åbning og lukning af valghandlingen ikke blev overholdt«.
This decision says, and I quote, 'there were some irregularities because the official opening and closing times for the polling stations were not observed'.
På et valgsted, der lukkede kl. 23.00, anmodede jeg selv om, at man ikke begyndte optællingen, før den sidste til stedeværende person havde stemt.
In one polling station which closed at 11.00 p.m., I myself in sisted that counting should not start until the last person · present had voted.
Men valgstederne luk kede officielt kl. 18.00.
But officially the stations closed at 6.00 p.m.
Robles Piquer (PPE). - (ES) Hr. formand, hvis Nigeria, som vi lige har drøftet, med general Abachas og regerings chef Abiolas uventede, tragiske dødsfald måske ville inspirere en moderne Sofokles til at skrive en tragedie, ville Togo snarere inspirere en moderne komponist til at skrive en vaudeville.
Mr President, the resolution prepared by some of our groups is, in my view, extremely moderate and reasonable and, of course, maintains the criterion of those of us who, even before going to the penultimate meeting of the Joint Assembly, had serious doubts regarding the suitability of holding that event in that country.
Forfatningsdomstolen bemærker desuden, at optællingen i tre valgkredse i Lomé ikke kunne finde sted på selve valgstedet, men kun på det centrale valgkontor.
The Constitutional Court also noted that, in three districts in Lomé, counting could not be carried out in the polling stations, and that it could only take place in the central polling station.
Den afgå ende præsident fik på disse valgsteder under 10 % af stemmerne.
But in those polling stations, the outgoing president obtained less than 10 % of the vote.
Hvis der er blevet svindlet, er det således ikke til hans fordel. Forfatningsdomstolen har desuden til sin beslutning vedlagt alle dokumenter, herunder resultatet af stemmeoptællingen.
So, if there had been any fraud, it certainly was not to the benefit of the president.
Nu kan vi kun håbe, at general Eyadema, mættet af sine 30 år ved magten, erkender, at han ikke fortsat kan være en slags »Mobutu II«, og åbner for en demokratisk løsning, hvor befolkningen i Togo kan udtrykke sig med den frihed, som de indtil videre har manglet.
We can only hope now that General Eyadema, satisfied with more than 30 years in power, recognizes that he can not continue to be a type of 'Mobutu the Second' and that he allows a democratic solution whereby the Togolese people can state their opinions with the freedom that they have lacked until now.
Indtil i dag er der ikke tvivl om, at de restriktive kriterier for tildeling af europæisk støtte fortsat skal støttes med fast og beslutsom mine.
Until that time, there is no doubt that we must continue to give our firm and resolute sup port to the maintenance of the restrictive criteria regard ing European aid.
Nordmann (ELDR). - (FR) Der var ikke enstemmighed om denne holdning i Den Liberale Gruppe, hr. formand.
Nordmann (ELDR). - This position is not one unanimously held by the liberal group, Mr President.
Jeg er derfor alvorligt i tvivl om, hvilken rolle ERIS og »journalister uden grænser« har spillet, og jeg undrer mig over, hvem der har valgt dem?
This is why I have some serious questions to ask about the role played by ERIS and Reporters sansfrontières and I would like to ask who chose them.
Hvordan har man kunnet bruge ECU 2 millioner, når den endelige rapport endnu ikke er færdig på grund af en vedvarende tvist mellem disse observatører, der påstår at tale på vores vegne?
How has it been possible to spend ECU 2 million, while the final report is still not ready because of continuing disagreement between the observers who ostensibly speak on our behalf?
Jeg stoler meget mere på den togolesiske forfatningsdomstol, de afrikanske observatører fra OAU, de fransksprogede delegerede, amerikanerne fra Center for Contemporary Diplomacy og præsidenten for Malis nationalforsamling, hr. Diello, end på det lille hold, der var udpeget af GD VIII, og jeg håber, at Revisionsretten vil undersøge an-
I give far more credit to the Togolese Constitutional Court, to the African OAU observers, to delegates from the Frenchspeaking world, to Americans from the Center for Con temporary Diplomacy and to the President of the Malian National Assembly, Mr Diello, than to the small team designated by DG VIII, and I hope that the Court of Au ditors will be able to study how the money was spent, be cause 1 am really very fearful that the money has been wasted for ideological and partisan reasons.
Kommissionens beslutning om at yde hurtig og omfattende humanitær hjælp skal have ros.
The Commission's action in providing rapid and plentiful humanitarian aid is to be applauded.
Det må i denne for bindelse også nævnes, at Portugal har ydet en betragtelig indsats.
It must also be said that Portugal has made a notable effort in that respect.
Men det er uforståeligt, at det endnu ikke er lykkedes at få Senegal til at åbne humanitære korridorer fra Dakar, så der kan skaffes hjælp frem til flygtningene.
But it is incomprehensible that Senegal has still not been per suaded to authorize humanitarian corridors from Dakar to provide aid to the people who have been displaced.
Jeg fik således rig lejlighed til at konstatere, at valget for løb uden vold, dog med visse skønhedsfejl med hensyn til valgkort og valglister, men valghandlingen var stort set eksemplarisk, når man sammenligner med andre valg på dette kontinent.
I saw that the election took place without violence: of course there were some imperfections as regards voting cards and electoral lists, but overall, if one compares this election with others on the same continent, the voting took place in exemplary conditions.
Problemerne opstod imidlertid i forbindelse med indsamlingen af optællingsresultaterne, idet de vigtigste'naturligvis var valgkommissionens tilbagetræden og overdragelsen af optællingsresultaterne til indenrigsministeriet.
In contrast, it was when the counting of results was centralised that a certain number of mistakes and problems appeared, the most important, of course, being the resignation of the electoral commission and the transfer of the counting of results to the Minister for the Interior.
Vi går ind for, at den forfatningsmæssige orden genoprettes, men vi er klar over, at krisen har sine årsager i landets politiske og sociale tilbagegang, og vi bør være bevidst om, at tilstedeværelsen af fremmede styrker, særlig fra Se negal, har en særlig betydning i den regionale'sammenhæng og ikke på nogen måde bidrager til at genskabe den forfatningsmæssige orden, men derimod snarere kan med føre, at der i landet opstår.en guerillakrig med uoverskuelige følger og àf uoverskuelig varighed.
We support the restoration of constitutional order, but we know the root-cause of the crisis is internal political and social decay, and we must be aware that the presence of foreign troops, particularly Senegalese troops, is of spe cial significance in the region and does nothing to restore institutional order. It is more likely to take the country into a new phase of guerrilla war, the duration and consequences of which are unforeseeable.
Også på dette punkt kan Den Europæiske Union spille en vigtig rolle.
In this respect, too, the European Union can and must play an important role.
Tillad mig at sige, at selvom det er normalt for Parlamentet, og selvom vi gennem GD VIII har bidraget med teknisk bistand på dette kontinent, der er enestående og usædvanlig for et præsidentvalg, er det ikke normalt, at vores Parlament for et valg af denne type ikke har sendt en parlamentarisk observatørgruppe til at bistå.
May I be permitted to say that even if it is the rule of our Assembly and whereas by means of assistance from DG VIII, we have provided fairly unique and exceptional technical support for a presidential election in Africa, it is not normal for an election of this kind that our Parliament did not send a parliamentary team of observers to help with this election.
Så ville vi måske så have haft en helt anden debat end den, vi har haft til fordel for denne beslutning.
We would perhaps have had a totally different debate from the one we are holding now in favour of this resolution.
Hvad angår konflikten i Guinea-Bissau ville det-måske være på sin plads at tænke over det, der foregår på Vest afrikas kyst i form af konstante omvæltninger, særlig i de nye olie-og råvarekorridorer.
On the subject of the conflict in Guinea-Bissau, it might be appropriate to give some thought to the constant con vulsions that are occurring on the west coast of Africa, particularly along the new oil and raw-materials corridors.
Det er afgørende, at de in dustrialiserede lande i Europa eller i andre dele af verden ikke bringer det interessediplomatiets flag til Afrika, der ofte er kilde til spændinger, men derimod hjælper Afrika til at finde sin egen vej til udvikling, demokrati og respekt for menneskerettighederne.
It is vital that the industrialized countries of Europe or other parts of the world should not march into Africa under the flag of economic-interest diplomacy, because this often causes tension, but rather help Africa to find its own way to development, democracy and respect for hu man rights.
Det er heller ikke normalt, af de virksomheder, som af Den Europæiske Union og Kommissionen får til opgave at yde teknisk bistand, overdrager opgaven til studerende, uanset disse studerendes kvaliteter.
Nor is it acceptable for firms engaged by the European Union and by the Commission to organize technical sup port, to entrust students with the task, however excellent such students may be.
Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne præcisere, at formålet med mit ændringsforslag 6 ikke er at erstatte artikel 4, men kun at supplere denne artikel.
Mr President, I would like to specify that my Amendment No 6 is not intended to replace Article 4, but in fact to complement it.
Fordi vi finder det normalt at minde om, at Kommissionen har indbragt sagen for de togolesiske myndigheder, og at vi derfor også må forvente et resultat fra denne kant.
Because it seems obvious to us to point out that, since the Commission has raised the matter with the Togolese authorities, we should wait for results from them.
Hr. formand, ærede medlemmer, jeg kan i denne sammen hæng ikke lade være med at nævne Angola.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, at this point I must mention Angola.
Der er stadig mere olie i det land, men der er flere og flere tegn på, at det går tilbage med fredsprocessen: rekruttering afunge til hæren, bevægelser af tropper og materiel, kunstig fremprovokering af krigstilstand, summariske henrettelser, alt sammen, mens FN helt uforståeligt ikke udpeger en mægler til at erstatte afdøde »maître« Beye.
There are increasing quantities of oil in that country, but there are also increasing signs that the peace process is breaking down, young men are being re cruited into the Army, troops and military equipment are being moved around, artificial war scenarios are being created, summary executions are held, while for some reason I cannot understand the United Nations have not yet appointed a mediator in succession to the late Maître .
Jeg tror, at Kommissionen og det internationale samfund kan have en vigtig rolle at spille for at standse denne tilbagegang for fredsprocessen.
Beye. I believe the Commission and the international community can play an important part in preventing this deterioration of the peace process.
Cunha (PPE). - (PT) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, den situation, der nu har rådet i Guinea-Bissau i snart halvanden måned, er ved at få bekymrende og tragiske følger for lan dets fremtid, med tab af menneskeliv og af befolkningens grundlæggende rettigheder og med ødelæggelse af vigtig fysisk og økonomisk infrastruktur.
Cunha (PPE). - (PT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the situation which has existed in Guinea-Bissau for almost four and a half months is reaching alarming pro portions, indeed tragic proportions where the future of the country is concerned, with the sacrifice of human lives and fundamental rights and the destruction of major physical and economic infrastructures.
Jeg vil gerne hertil fremhæve tre fundamentale punkter i det beslutningsforslag, som vores gruppe lægger frem.
In that respect I should like to emphasize three basic points, which in fact are in line with my group's motion.
Fassa (ELDR). - (IT) Hr. formand, der er ingen tvivl om, at når man taler om valg i et afrikansk land, hvor der ikke har været afholdt valg i larig tid, så kan vi bestemt ikke. forlange den samme orden og den samme nøjagtighed som ved de valg, der finder sted i Vesten, i Europa eller i lande, der i lang tid har været vant til demokrati.
Fassa (ELDR). - (IT) Mr President, when we are talking about elections in an African country, a country where voters have not been consulted for a long time, we cer tainly cannot expect elections to be as orderly and precise as they are in the West, in Europe or in countries where there has been democracy for many years.
Det er dog klart, at omstændighederne ved præsidentvalget i Togo giver god grund til den værste mistanke ud fra mere end ét synspunkt.
It is certain, moreover, that the procedures used to conduct the presi dential elections in Togo are extremely suspect in more than one way.
Det er svært at slå fast, hvordan tingene i virkeligheden forløb, men vi må ikke glemme, at da vi besluttede at afholde Den Paritetiske Forsamling i Lomé, var vores beslutning baseret på en genindførelse af betingelserne for et ægte demokrati og ikke kun et formelt de mokrati, og det er denne detalje, som bør stå i centrum for overvejelserne inden for alle Fællesskabets institutioner.
It is difficult to establish what really happened, but we cannot forget that, when we decided to hold the Joint Assembly in Lomé, our decision was based on the return of conditions of substantial democracy and not only formal democracy, and all the Community institutions must focus their attention on this aspect.