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"Madam President, Commissioner, honourable Members, if I had to sum up the impressions that I will be taking back to the Council with me, my first observation would be that I am pleased to find that, whether we are talking about Parliament, the Commission or the Council, we share the clear view that discrimination must be fought, and that the protection of fundamental rights is the basis of European cooperation. As I have made very clear during today’s debate, the Council is absolutely with the European Parliament on this, and naturally the Council upholds the principle that no citizen may be subject to discrimination on account of his or her sexual orientation, for example. That is a fundamental principle. In this connection it is, of course, also key that all Member States take the necessary measures to ensure that the fundamental rights of all EU citizens are respected and enforced, not only according to the letter of the law, but also in practice in real life. The Danish Presidency of the EU will therefore continue to work on the anti-discrimination directive, which could come to make a very important contribution to implementing the ban on discrimination outside the labour market.
I have noted the strong and correct views expressed here today, and I am happy to assure you that I will pass them on to the Council. At the same time, I would like to give you my assurance that the Danish Presidency will maintain its focus on safeguarding citizens’ fundamental rights right up to the last minute that we have responsibility for the Presidency, and also, of course, thereafter, as one of the 27 Member States. All of us here in this Chamber – whether we are members of Parliament, of the Commission or of the Council, wherever we come from, whatever we believe in, whatever our sexuality – we all share the common task of ensuring that homophobia, which was an abhorrent part of our history, is never again allowed to become a part of Europe’s future. That is the task we share."@en1
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