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"Mr President, I agree with Mr Swoboda that we have largely heard empty words from the Council and Commission today. However, our debate also leaves me dissatisfied, because I have to say that we do not want to fight a French election campaign here. Nor is it enough to spout anti-discrimination rhetoric, and indeed not even traditional minority policy will solve the problem.
This is not a side issue. It is a problem that affects millions of people from the Šluknov Hook in Northern Bohemia right down to Bulgaria – millions of citizens of the European Union! Therefore, it is a European problem, and a serious European problem at that.
I agree with Ms Băsescu that we need more representatives of the Roma in the political institutions. If I look at what Ms Járóka is doing, I would say that we need more people like her. If I look at what the Hungarian Government is doing under Secretary of State Zoltán Balogh then I would say that we need more governments that take the situation that seriously and do not simply talk about strategies. We urgently need to ensure that Roma children are given access to the education systems, including both vocational training and school education. The family must be supported. Jobs must be created.
All of this is only possible with systematic deliberations that take a cross-border view, and also with the necessary resources, but not with the kind of rhetoric that we have heard in some cases here today. We need practical measures, not just more words."@en1
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