SPEECHES: This section contains some of the speeches that Emma has made in the European Parliament and in other locations.

“The ancient and unique heritage of the Kashmiri people”

Speech to the European Parliament on the Jammu and Kashmir resolution

Date: 24th May 2007
Location: Strasbourg
Nicholson of Winterbourne (ALDE), rapporteur. – Madam President, I am honoured to present the Committee on Foreign Affairs report entitled ‘Kashmir: present situation and future prospects’.
This report correctly contrasts the situation between the world’s largest secular democracy which has devolved structures […]

Speech about Kashmir and Jammu in European Parliament, May 2007

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Report on disabled children in Romania

Text of speech delivered by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP
at a press conference to launch the report “Assessment of Institutions for children with disabilities”. 
Bucharest, 31st March 2007 
“Romania’s child welfare system has been thoroughly reformed and successive governments have done a good job of getting children out of institutions and into family and community care.
“Unfortunately there […]