Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-01-Speech-3-098"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090401.14.3-098"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-04-01-Speech-3-0992
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	chair_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; ENVI (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, this House champions civil liberties, one of which is freedom of education. An important freedom is parents’ choice of a school for their children. Christian schools and establishments in my country deliberately opt for an admissions policy that is in keeping with the identity of their school. The Netherlands leaves scope for an admissions policy that is in keeping with a school’s fundamental principles. Requirements can be laid down that are necessary for the realisation of the school’s purpose and fundamental principles. Parents may choose a school that is conscientious in this regard and takes the Bible seriously. This is an extension of freedom of religion, and respects the convictions of parents with regard to the interests of their child’s education. However, Amendments 29 and 51 restrict the freedom of schools to make these choices on the basis of principle, and furthermore I share the view of Mr Weber and others. This proposal does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity. Aside from the administrative problems, this in itself seems to me sufficient grounds to reject the Commission proposal. I shall be voting against Mrs Buitenweg’s report. I hope that other groups, too, can see that this represents a serious infringement of our citizens’ freedoms. Anyone valuing freedom of choice for parents will not allow this freedom to be curtailed."@en1
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