Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-133"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress of the 12 candidate countries in 2000 (continuation)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010904.7.2-133"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-04-Speech-2-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-19--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, although I should like to congratulate all the rapporteurs, the two minutes I have prevent me from doing so. I should like to emphasise two aspects: the treatment of cultural minorities, and information and communication in respect of the population. The European Union should be more than a market. It is also a community of citizens and, in addition, a collection of peoples and of smaller and larger cultural communities. The way in which human rights and the rights of minorities are guaranteed still leads to problems in some countries. Everything seems to run more smoothly on paper but, in practice, we see, for example, that, in most countries, the Roma are still really being treated like second-class citizens and that we are still being confronted with third-world situations which are on a par with the worst slums in Africa and in third-world cities. As for the treatment of other minorities, what is written so neatly on paper and in laws appears, once again, not to bear any resemblance to reality. I would, for example, like to refer to the treatment of the Hungarian minority both in Slovakia and in Romania. It is not looking so good in practice as it is on paper. Communication with the population is a major problem because people have substituted a spontaneous enthusiasm for Europe with a more critical stance. If no promises are made or promises remain unfulfilled, this critical attitude will naturally increase. However, I do wonder whether the Commission is pursuing the right policy by not addressing the people in those countries in the language of those people. Is it safe to leave communication entirely to the governments? I have noticed that some governments do not even inform their own MPs, never mind whether the population knows what is being said at the wonderful in Warsaw in all Member State languages apart from Polish. I wonder whether we are communicating or simply hiding?"@en1
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