Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-07-Speech-2-309"
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"Mr President, I believe that how we treat our minorities reflects the strength of our democracy. It has to be said that no Member State is free from defects when it comes to giving substance to universal human rights.
Unity in diversity is not just a slogan. It has to be put into effect because it is essential to human progress in our Member States and, I would argue, to the very survival of the European Union. Mr Moraes has worked hard and produced a well-balanced and very good report. In Ireland we have still not achieved the progress that we need to achieve in relation to women’s equality, travellers’ and gay rights. I know too that other Member States fall far short of granting full citizenship to minorities. I know that this is a particularly sensitive issue in Latvia and Estonia. However, this report does not seek to be censorious; it attempts to approach these problems in a spirit of solidarity and indeed of seeking help for all states to comply with European values.
I would urge all Members and political groups of this Parliament to support this. I believe it is an excellent report."@en1
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