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dcterms:Date	"2011-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110118.24.2-658-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-18-Speech-2-659-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Simon Busuttil2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, the EPP is committed to upholding the values and principles upon which the Union is founded, in particular, the respect for human rights. Europe should fight against all forms of discrimination and that includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. At the same time, we have to respect the right of any democracy, as long as it respects human rights and the non-discrimination principle, to discuss, modify and adopt national laws, without interfering in the debates of national parliaments, without infringing the principle of subsidiarity and without acting or condemning a Member State prematurely. We do not like the idea of condemning a Member State, especially since, in this particular case, the proposed modifications have not even been voted on by the plenary of the Lithuanian Parliament and are still under review by the Lithuanian authorities. Not only that, but the proposed modifications have already been deemed to be in conflict with European law by the Lithuanian authorities themselves, who have declared that they will be taking action to remedy the situation and to respect the principle of non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. So this proposed legislation will probably not even make it onto the statute book of Lithuania and therefore there is no need to condemn this Member State. To conclude, I do hope nonetheless that tomorrow, the EPP will be able to support the joint resolution as long as it does not condemn any individual Member State and as long as it is modified to make it more balanced."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 member; PETI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; IMCO (2010-06-02--2012-01-18)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Simon Busuttil,"1 "on behalf of the PPE Group."1
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