Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-26-Speech-3-425"

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dcterms:Date	"2007-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070926.25.3-425"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-26-Speech-3-4262
lpv:speaker	lp:Ján Figel'2
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I would like to express my thanks for the many, very interesting speeches. I am not an expert on the matter but we need more expertise with regard to this topic. I am also personally aware of this issue but a much more profound approach by the various institutions and policymakers is necessary to address it specifically. Many have been put forward here with regard to the fields of social policy, equal opportunities, non-discrimination, health, education, vocational training and others associated with this issue. The starting point is in fact the interest and desire to change the situation because ignorance breeds intolerance. That is true of every problem, including this one. One of the tasks is clearly to align the views on this problem in the Member States and the EU, that is to say in the EU Member States, because no definition exists anywhere, although in some countries there are national days devoted to this issue. In my view, the definition the United Nations uses in the Disability Convention could provide inspiration for the Member States, but that is a matter for them. I would like to reiterate what I said at the beginning. We have several major programmes that can help in vocational and information and communication terms to identify possible solutions. I am thinking of the education programme, the lifelong learning programme, the research programme and the public health programme. Allow me personally and on behalf of my institution to thank the team of authors and also others seeking to ensure that people with ‘dys’abilities are treated equally and that it is recognised that they are in fact frequently unrecognised and undervalued with regard to their talent, ability and potential. The Commission has been called upon to be more active on this issue and I would like to say that the Commission is active and willing, in collaboration with Parliament and the presidency, to be even more active than we may have been in the past."@en1

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