Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-13-Speech-4-090"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Rights of homosexuals in EU institutions2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011213.5.4-090"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-13-Speech-4-0912
lpv:speaker	lp:Geneviève Fraisse2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Indépendant (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"It is not all that often, Commissioner, that we hear good news and I should like to thank you for it on this occasion; it really is very important to us for you to have answered our question both precisely and positively. Why should this be the case? It is because we are at an historic turning point, one where the issue is no longer solely that of combating discrimination against homosexual people but that of asserting the rights of homosexuals. At this pivotal point between fighting against and fighting for, I think that you have given us some very positive answers and that we need to continue in this direction. But why should I attach so much importance to this? Because I think that in our question we pointed out that some private companies had, after all, resolved the problem more quickly than the public institutions. We know how important it is for public institutions to set an example. I well remember the huge uproar in France when the French railways (the SNCF) decided to offer their 'couples' fares to homosexual couples. I do not think that you have had such good fortune in the United Kingdom, but we in France do, and it is the exemplary conduct of the French railways that I should like to highlight today, because this gives us some idea of what the European Commission can now achieve. That is why all of this is along the right lines, and why it is extremely important. I would add, however, that for all this the fight against discrimination is not over, and I should like the Commission to also be aware of this struggle, in particular in the light of the fact that it has a Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. Why could we not enlarge this to include other forms of discrimination under Article 13? We must not forget that there are candidate countries for accession, countries which will be included in the enlargement programme – I think you know the countries I am talking about – where homosexuality is still a crime. We must therefore be very vigilant; this is the 'fight against'. I am quite aware that this was not exactly the question you were asked, but nevertheless it seems to me to be important, if we are making progress on the social rights of homosexuals in the European institutions, for us to ensure that the current policies of all of the European institutions are consistent with this."@en1

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