Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-18-Speech-4-208"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal treatment (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000518.7.4-208"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-18-Speech-4-2092
lpv:speaker	lp:Helle Thorning-schmidt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it was difficult to follow the previous speaker, who speaks from the heart. So do I, for I applaud the fact that the Commission has been so quick in getting this proposal on the table and implementing Article 13. I would also congratulate the rapporteur on a splendid piece of work. I am, of course, very much in favour of our arranging for the present directive to be implemented in the Member States as quickly as possible. I would especially emphasise four factors which I think are particularly interesting about this directive. Firstly, we have obtained a broad scope of application and, secondly, the directive covers both direct and indirect discrimination, including malice. At the same time, a shared burden of proof has been proposed. We have seen how this is an enormous advantage in connection with sex discrimination, and it is therefore good that it is now being introduced in this area. Finally, it is also an advantage that this is a minimum directive, so that the Member States have the opportunity to go still further if they consider it right to do so. However, the proposal also suffers, unfortunately, from a fundamental flaw in as much as it relates only to discrimination arising on the grounds of race and ethnic origin and does not cover the other grounds for discrimination listed in Article 13. In this way, the Commission is going to create a hierarchy of grounds for discrimination, a way of proceeding which I think is totally at odds with the wording, meaning and spirit of Article 13. It would be interesting if the Commission could explain to us what the motives were for creating this hierarchy of discrimination."@en1

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