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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to have the opportunity to take part in this debate. The European Commission has followed closely the preparations for the Durban Conference and the search for a common European Union position on participation in this conference.
In this regard, we have taken into account the call by Parliament – by your Parliament – committing the European Union to active participation in the Durban Conference review in the framework of the resolution on the progress of the United Nations Human Rights Council – and especially the role of the Union – a resolution that you adopted on 19 January.
As you are aware, five Member States have decided against taking part in this conference. The Commission has decided to confirm its participation as an observer, as it shares the view of the majority of the Member States that the European Union’s red lines have been retained in the conference document.
The final adopted document, which is the result of a compromise, is not an ideal text, but this document contains no defamation of an anti-Semitic character, no defamation of any specific country or region in the world, or of any religion.
The consensual adoption of the final document by 182 Member States of the United Nations confirms the commitment made by the international community to fight against racism and discrimination. This is in response to the deplorable attempts by some to manipulate the conference for anti-Semitic ends, attempts against which the European Commission has reacted strongly.
In any case, the events at the review conference in no way lessen the Commission’s long-term commitment to do its utmost to fight against manifestations of racism and xenophobia in all their forms. The Commission remains determined to pursue its policies of fighting racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism – both within and outside the European Union – to the full extent of the powers conferred on it by the Treaties.
I must say, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, that I will personally monitor the Member States’ implementation of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia very closely. I will undertake personally to monitor the transpositions of this framework decision, and I must stress that our Fundamental Rights Agency will henceforth also be a tool for us to observe all these phenomena, which call for a great degree of firmness on our part.
We can indeed hope that the next United Nations conference on racism will no longer be tainted by unacceptable speeches that are veritable incitements to hatred and racism. That said, it is also the case that the final compromise from the conference gives us a glimpse of a brighter future."@en1
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