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I welcome the Commission’s latest report on human rights. First, because the part dealing with the protection of minorities also devotes attention to Europe’s largest transnational minority, the Roma. I find it interesting, however, that although racist attacks and other ethnically motivated crimes are increasing in Western and Central Europe as well, the report focuses mostly on the Balkans, that is, on south-eastern Europe. It is not only in countries that aspire to join the European Union that there is much work to be done, but in our own backyard as well. Moreover, I think that we still do not have a cross-border initiative that would collectively remedy the concerns of transnational minorities. In my view, an examination of the rights of a population of 10 million would have deserved even a chapter of its own in the report, emphasising that we are not talking about a single homogeneous ethnic group. I also regret the absence of a study of the social impact of the economic crisis, since in such cases, it is always the vulnerable social groups who are in danger. However, I consider the development of disability issues in Europe to be deserving of attention. It is commendable that the Commission is now working on the draft of Council decisions concerning the adoption of the United Nations Convention of 8 August 2008 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its optional Protocol. With regard to its content, the Convention represents a significant change, since it treats disability not only as a social and health issue but also as a legal and a human rights question. This document will make things easier for 650 million people with disabilities worldwide, 50 million of whom are Europeans. I consider it important that we should promote, protect and guarantee full and equal respect for all human rights and freedoms of our fellow citizens living with disabilities."@en1
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