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"The problem we are working on here is, in reality, not only a European problem but also a global, cross-frontier problem. Really, we ought to be working for a global convention in this area, but the present proposal takes us some way down the road, for it is undoubtedly very important – as just about every speaker has agreed – that we recognise each other’s decisions on matrimonial issues and on matters concerning custody, especially at a time such as we are experiencing now where the structure of the family is undergoing tremendous change. In this connection, I can only express my pleasure at the fact that there are still a number of countries – including EU Member States – which recognise marriages between two people of the same sex and appreciate that such couples may also wish to have children and that this is a wish they can justifiably demand should be fulfilled. One can only hope that, in future where these matters are concerned, the motions of the heart will ever more be granted expression – as they have been in issues of divorce – and that the voices of religion and moralism will be hushed. My group can therefore back the report. As a Dane, I have a special problem, of course, when we talk about making decisions concerning legal questions under pillar 1, but I am certain that it is a problem which can be solved, for this is undoubtedly an area which Denmark also wishes to see put in order."@en1
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