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"Mr President, I want to start by echoing the words of Catherine Bearder and also welcoming what the Commission has said, but I would also point out to some of our colleagues that culture is not fossilised and it changes. I am sure we are very grateful that we are not living in the Middle Ages at this moment.
I would also join those who have asked the Commission, and the Council as well, to move forward on completing the horizontal anti-discrimination directives and to consider updating the Framework Decision against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, to cover all groups in line with the Victims of Crime Directive.
In terms of other action that we can take, I think it is important that we strengthen the role of the equality bodies in each of our Member States. My own Member State has seen its budget slashed down by about two-thirds over the last six years. The valuable work that can be done at the grassroots level is cut away because our equality bodies are not fully independent and cannot carry out their role adequately."@en1
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