Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-03-25-Speech-4-246"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-03-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100325.34.4-246"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-25-Speech-4-2472
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlo Fidanza2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-03-03)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2009-10-21--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this resolution makes reference to certain principles that must not be underestimated, such as the importance of combating discrimination against the Roma people and the need to integrate this minority by means of a global strategy. These are all good proposals, but they do not take into account the state of degradation in which many Roma communities in certain Member States, such as Italy, find themselves, often by choice. Illegal activities (thefts, bag snatching, begging, prostitution), often increasingly aggravated by the exploitation of children for such purposes, and an almost non-existent desire to integrate and to live a civilised life, are the predominant characteristics of certain Roma communities in Italy. The response to this critical situation ought to be the full application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the free movement of EU citizens, which provides for the removal of EU citizens who, after a stay of three months in a Member State, cannot demonstrate a regular source of income and who refuse to embark on the process of integration offered by national and/or local authorities. Generic ‘integration’ is not enough. We need programmes to accustom Roma communities to respect the rule of law and social norms, and certain punitive measures for those who exclude themselves from this process. Otherwise, the legitimate call for respect for a minority is in danger of turning into a form of reverse discrimination, to the detriment of all those honest citizens who suffer the crimes and abuses of many Roma. Integration cannot exist without respect for the rules and the Roma minorities are not exempt from compliance with this principle. It is for these reasons that I abstained on the resolution, and dissented from my political group."@en1

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