Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-11-12-Speech-4-032"
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"The European Ombudsman has done an outstanding job. This sentiment has also been echoed by the Committee on Petitions, and I support his re-election. One of the reasons for this is that he has demonstrated openness in such a delicate matter as national minorities. On this point, I would like to draw attention to the fact that the European Union’s relationship with national minorities is totally unclear.
At last, there is a mention of minorities in the Treaty of Lisbon, the 100 000 page acquis communautaire. However, the relationship with minorities is unclear because if, for example, a pernicious language law is accepted in Slovakia, this indicates that minority matters are not part of the Community’s remit. On the other hand, new Member States are obliged, on their accession, to sign and ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities covering minority matters. In this respect, there are two different messages being given, making the European Union two-faced. This requires clarification because 15% of Europe’s citizens are indigenous or immigration minorities, which also includes 12 million Roma.
This is an extremely important and serious problem in Europe. It would be ideal if the Ombudsman, as part of his work in the future – and I do hope he continues this job – could focus a great deal of attention on this issue."@en1
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