However, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the amendments raised "concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards".

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Reacting to the vote on Monday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the adopted amendments "raise concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards" and the Commission would "make a detailed assessment" and act accordingly.

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During the session, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the IGBC will examine the recommendations of a new Report of the International Bioethics Committee on the Principle of Respect for Human Vulnerability and Personal Integrity.

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However, Mr Begley said Sinn Fein "has always adopted the principle of inclusivity and respect in our approach approach to the St Patrick's events".

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But the main principle underlying all this is the respect of the Iraqi borders and the internal affairs of Iraq.

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But at the end of the dialogue, if we will not reach an agreement, we must agree on the one most important principle -- that the majority will decide, a democratic majority, and everybody, everybody, will respect it.

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Secondly, promote full respect of the land-related provisions of the ILO 169 Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, notably the general principle that indigenous people should not be removed from the land they occupy and, in the exceptional cases where their relocation is considered, that it should be conditioned to their free prior informed consent.

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