Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-23-Speech-3-322-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-03-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches (Rule 150)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110323.24.3-322-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-03-23-Speech-3-323-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Zbigniew Ziobro2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; LIBE (2009-07-21--2011-12-28)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2009-07-14--2011-12-28)3 member; JURI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2011-12-28)3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2011-12-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in order to say that a given country meets the requirements for a mature democracy, it is not enough to say that elections to representative bodies, including and in particular the parliament, are held there in line with the principles of universality, secrecy, equality and fairness. It is also essential to be able to say that the rights of minorities are respected in the country. I think that the Chamber in which we are holding our debates today is the most appropriate place to remind Members of the fact that on 17 March the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania amended its Education Act. In its amended form, the Act unfortunately appears to use administrative methods to violate the rights of minorities, including the Polish minority in this instance, by endeavouring to assimilate people who belong to the Polish minority under duress which is, as it were, imposed by the state. Suffice it to say that the Education Act means an identical teaching programme will be imposed on all schools, including those where the only pupils are those from national minorities. It increases the number of compulsory subjects taught in Lithuanian. Under the pretext of ‘optimisation of the school network’, national minority schools, including Polish schools, are to be closed in small towns, and only Lithuanian schools are to remain there. The Act violates international conventions ratified by Lithuania. It is worth noting that various individuals have spoken about this matter many times. I think that the European Parliament is the appropriate forum to speak out about such matters, and to call for the fundamental rights of national minorities to be respected."@en1
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