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"en.20121025.26.4-202-000"2
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"I voted for this report because I believe in free trade. However, as the report concerns the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement, which includes as a general principle the observance of human rights, I feel I must comment on two recent incidents in Serbia which are of concern to me. Firstly, the recent behaviour by Serbian football fans at an England-Serbia under-21 match in Belgrade was despicable. The fans made monkey taunts at black England player Danny Rose, and stones, coins and chairs were thrown at the players. Secondly, Belgrade’s decision to ban a gay pride event for the second year running is worrying. Serbia should respect the right of LGBT people to free assembly. Commenting on the banning of the gay pride event, the Serbian Prime Minister said that ‘Nobody will be telling anyone what should happen in Belgrade’. In principle I agree, as I am opposed to EU meddling in issues which should be decided at Member State level. However, if Serbia is serious about accession to the European Union it must ensure that fundamental rights are respected, and that means tackling all forms of discrimination, especially racism and homophobia."@en1
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