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"Madam President, Representative of the Council, Commissioner, a week ago, the big international Holocaust Conference ended in Stockholm. Its aim was to combat the forgetfulness and the evil in today’s society which takes the form of xenophobia and neo-nazism. It would be an insult to the idea behind this conference and to the whole of the international community to invite, at this time, into the institutions of the EU, a xenophobic party which flirts with Nazi ideas.
Secondly, I want to say that we must be consistent in our own behaviour and in our evaluations. We demand of the candidate States and of the countries with which the EU cooperates under the Lomé Agreement that they should respect human rights and show tolerance towards their neighbours. We must do the same as far as we ourselves are concerned. That is why we are reacting against this carry-on in Austria.
It is not acceptable to continue as if nothing had happened. We are at a watershed in the history of the European Union. The Union is not only an economic community but also a community of values, something which we take seriously. Something has happened. The European Union is in the process of finding its soul and getting some steel in its spine."@en1
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