Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-04-Speech-3-199"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discrimination and equal treatment in the workplace2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001004.8.3-199"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-04-Speech-3-2002
lpv:speaker	lp:Miet Smet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christelijke Volkspartij (1999-07-20--2001-09-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, part of the debate proves that we, in fact, need a directive, because if people claim here that Europe is meddling in a centralist manner in an area which should fall under the remit of the Member States, knowing what has happened in many countries of Europe – even yesterday on television, there was again a whole raft of reports of attacks on Jewish synagogues, a report on the rape of a woman of foreign origin etc – they must have some nerve claiming that Europe does not need a directive on anti-discrimination. Groups which are in the firing line are those groups which peopled the concentration camps during the Second World War, namely people of certain religious beliefs, for example Jehovah’s witnesses. I am thinking of people of a particular race: Jews, gypsies, etc; I am also thinking of the disabled, people who could no longer keep up, the elderly; all these people were at risk of being put in a concentration camp. This is also true for homosexuals. So those who claim here that Europe does not need to lay down in a directive the values which we all aim to defend are mistaken. We do need this to happen and we must give out this signal to the outside world. Belgium is holding local elections on Sunday. We have agreed with all democratic parties that we will be forming a against the extreme right. This means that none of these parties will form a coalition with the extreme right. This is an extremely important decision and we feel supported by directives such as these, which is of great importance. Commissioner, I should like you to carry on undeterred, as we desperately need this decision."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"cordon sanitaire"1

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