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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000904.4.1-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-04-Speech-1-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Hélène Gillig2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I am not about to enter into this debate, but I would just like to draw your attention and my fellow Members’ attention to another matter concerning this city, which is the extremely sensitive and worrying situation of a group of Hungarian gypsies who arrived in Strasbourg on 24 July, following persecution and racial discrimination in their own country, and who are seeking political asylum not only in our country, but also in other European Union countries. I do not wish to go into the details of the situation, but the essence of the problem is of very direct concern to us since, on the one hand it provides a very tangible and specific illustration of the problems involved in applying the Copenhagen criteria, which require urgent solutions, and on the other hand, the problems that certain countries that are candidates for membership of the European Union have in fulfilling the terms of the treaty. Then again, it also forces us to state, once again, that respect for minorities and human rights must be assessed in the same way and on a par with compliance with the economic criteria. So, Madam President, and I believe you are in complete agreement with this opinion, which is also in line with the opinions adopted by this House on these issues, I should like to see the matter referred to the joint parliamentary committee, in this case the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee, at your request, as a matter of urgency. The group of 46 people who are here, Madam President, the Zamoli gypsies, are placing all their hope in the ability of this House to achieve progress in these matters."@en1

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