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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are here to draw up a joint response to the rise in racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic violence in our States, and to its consequence, the increasing expression of extreme-right views.
It is our duty to hammer home, day after day, this message that we must combat all forms of hate and discrimination on the grounds of ethnic, racial or religious origin or sexual orientation: a duty of tolerance, a duty to teach our children, a duty to remember our history. That would be proof of our complete commitment to human rights. Horror is never far away. Recent tragic events have shaken our consciences and our people. It was not so long ago that a world war founded upon hatred for others devastated our continent. We must always remember that Europe rose from those bitter ashes, on the basis of values of peace and tolerance.
We cannot allow any weakness or concession, including in this Parliament. We need strong responses, we must strengthen the legal instruments and rigorously apply those that already exist. It is essential to re-launch the work aimed at adopting the Council’s framework decision. We must stand firm and offer an example, since that is what our values require of us. In response to our Polish colleagues: it is possible to believe in God and not be homophobic."@en1
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