Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-02-Speech-3-023-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU recognition of the Roma genocide during World War II2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110202.13.3-023-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Jerzy Buzek2
lpv:spoken text	"The next item is the statement by the President concerning the EU’s recognition of the Roma genocide during World War II (). Today the Roma are the largest ethnic minority in the European Union. They are also the most oppressed community in Europe at present. During World War II they were persecuted on grounds of race by the Nazis, in the same way as Jews. Hundreds of thousands of Roma, whose ancestors had been European citizens for generations, were slaughtered. The 66th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which we commemorated on 27 January this year, serves as a reminder to us that the Roma were the third largest group among the victims of this camp. Unfortunately, not all Europeans are aware of this fact. Only a few EU Member States have officially recognised the Roma genocide. It is time to make European citizens aware of the fact that the Roma living among us experienced the trauma of genocide as a community. Education is the best way to fight discrimination. The European Parliament acts as the EU’s voice in the fight for human rights. Today we are speaking up for our Roma brothers and sisters. We would like their suffering to be remembered and their situation to be better understood. Colleagues, there will now be a very short discussion on this topic so please do not leave the Chamber. First we will have a statement from the Council and, as you know, Roma integration is one of the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency. This will be followed by a statement from the Vice-President of the Commission and then short statements on behalf of the political groups."@en1
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