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I fully share my fellow Members’ concerns over the political situation in Nepal. As Members of the European Parliament, we have a constant duty to remind those contravening human rights of their obligations to the world at large. We must take an active part in establishing democracy and political stability in Nepal. However, for our criticism and recommendations to sound convincing, it is essential for us to provide a good example and put our own house – here in the European Union – in order. It is well known that in Latvia, over 20% of the population does not have the right to vote in elections. When joining the EU, Latvia promised to solve this problem, but it remains unsolved to this day. As a result, for 20 years now, more than 350 000 people in Latvia are stateless. The majority of these people have lived in Latvian territory for the whole of their lives, but they have no right to vote, work in the public sector or use their native tongue in governmental institutions. I consider that our announcements and wishes with respect to third countries will be considerably more powerful when the human rights of people in the EU will have ceased to be cynically disregarded on EU territory. People in glass houses should not throw stones."@en1
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