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Even though we regularly discuss simplifying Community legislation, the Commission’s proposal is, in my view, useless and incongruous.
Although we must combat all forms of racism, it is primarily the duty of the Member States to take action, all of which, moreover, have specific legislation at their disposal (although a legal crackdown is certainly not the appropriate solution).
Incidentally, does the subsidiarity principle not state that the Union may only take up an issue if Europe provides ‘added value’?
In this particular case, the existence of ‘racist’ acts in the Member States – a dubious description since “there are no uniform criteria for data collection relating to racist incidents” – in no way justifies this intolerable interference in national criminal policies.
This proposal is based on fantasy – there could almost be a Black International for racism! – and borders on ideological manipulation; these liberticidal proposals, which seriously breach the freedom of expression, seek only to meet the demands of the agencies that are allegedly responsible for protecting human rights.
In this area, Europe is merely the Trojan horse for small, moralising groups which are settling scores and seeking, in fact, to eliminate their political opponents."@en1
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