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"On 19 April, the European Ministers of Justice reached a political agreement on combating racism in Europe with great difficulty. It is a new legal instrument that will restrict freedom of expression even further.
In this respect we would like to thank the Member States who put up some resistance to the adoption of this text, who believe that limiting freedom of expression is not the way to combat racism. They are Great Britain, Italy, Ireland and some Scandinavian countries.
Freedom of expression is a fundamental freedom. It may only be limited by civil law in cases of invasion of private life, libel or inciting people to commit a crime.
Why is such a text relevant or appropriate at this time? At a time when Europe’s borders have disappeared, causing an explosion of illegal immigration and cross-border criminality, is it not more urgent to ensure the security of the European people in their own territory than to worry about penalising expressions that are allegedly racist?
Finally, I would like to highlight the curious lack of condemnation of the crimes of Stalin or of the Armenian genocide in this text. Only the crimes of Hitler and crimes that are recognised by international courts (Srebrenica, Rwanda) are listed. This text is aiming to restrict freedom, and it is untimely and sectarian. We shall vote against it."@en1
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