Maria do Céu Patrão Neves (PPE), in writing. – (PT) It is undeniable that there is widespread support for achieving the goal of the total prohibition and removal of anti-personnel landmines at a global level. I welcome the progress made throughout the last decade in the struggle against landmines. I nonetheless share the express concern that the efforts put into achieving this goal need to be reoriented and intensified to put an end to the threat represented by anti-personnel mines within a specific timeframe. I voted in favour of this resolution for all these reasons.