Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-02-02-Speech-2-755-000"
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"Mr President, for once I am in agreement with some of you and happy to point towards the failure of the EU Commission in its gender equality strategy. After all, the only thing it has produced is a staff working document; very useful indeed if you are caught short in a public convenience without toilet paper. But I have to ask, what have the numerous EU strategies, funding initiatives and quangos actually achieved? Do I feel more empowered and safer than ever before? No, in fact I would argue the reverse is true. I am sure many of those women in Cologne, Sweden and elsewhere feel exactly the same. What did you think was going to happen when the EU opened the door to millions of people from countries and cultures where women are treated as second class citizens and LGBTI people are treated even worse?
The wilful cover-up at the facts surrounding Cologne and elsewhere by politicians, the authorities and the press shows you that European politicians care more about political correctness than actually protecting the safety and rights of women. The EU is clearly trying to deny that this kind of violence even exists.
What about trafficking? A UK Government report says that free movement within the EU is extensively exploited by organised criminals to bring human trafficking victims to the UK. Europol says free movement makes it more difficult to detect these operations. It is the perfect environment for the criminal gangs to act with impunity. The current EU gender strategy is, and will continue to be, an absolute failure. Whilst the UK remains in the EU, women, LGBTI people and the rest of society are less safe and less secure."@en1
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