European Parliament
Hans-Gert Poettering (PPE-DE ). –
(DE)
Mr President, as a Catholic I would like to say that we stand for human dignity, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and freedom. We do not consider dictators and supporters of totalitarian regimes – be it fascism, national socialism or communism – the right people to defend our ideals. We defend our ideals with our own convictions.
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