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dcterms:Date	"2016-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combatting racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20161201.2.2-024-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-12-01-Speech-2-025-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Claude Moraes2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is very clear from this debate that we are acknowledging that we are going through an unprecedented period in our history. Members in this Chamber will remember the very optimistic time in which the Framework Decision on Racism was created and the Race Equality Directive happened; it was a different time in Europe. But I want to say to those colleagues who mention Brussels in the negative way that they do, that this is a union of values. It is a union of values for those who are rejecting it and for those who stay, and that binds us together in one very important way. It means that it is very legitimate for us to legislate, to regulate, to say that it is important for all of our citizens – not minorities, by the way; those who are old, disabled, of a different sexual orientation, those who are a different colour, race – these are millions of our European citizens. They deserve protection and what we do not see is enough implementation by our Member States. These values still exist today in these difficult times, and I would say that it increases our value and increases our cohesion here in the European Union if we are determined to make this happen. This is not a time for us to retreat on these values. It is a time to do, as Ms Bearder said, what needs to be done when we see hatred on our streets. This is not anecdotal. We know, because of the legislation we have implemented, that we are calculating and seeing, because our police forces tell us what is happening on our streets. This is a time to go forward, but I would say, finally, to the Council: ensure that this horizontal anti-discrimination directive happens so that millions of our citizens can be protected, in line with the values of this European Union."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2014-07-07--2017-01-18)3 chair; LIBE (2014-07-07--2017-01-18)3 substitute; BUDG (2014-07-08--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Claude Moraes (S&D )."1
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