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"Mr President, Commissioner Frattini, I wonder if you have ever opened a European newspaper and browsed the last page, for that is where you will often find small ads, complete with telephone numbers, for young ladies by the names of Lolita, Tina and Francesca, who are girls of Polish, Bulgarian and Ukrainian origin. What is missing, though, is a general, multi-lingual helpline which Lolita can ring if she is forced into prostitution. It is high time such a number was made readily available.
The World Cup has kicked off, as you may have noticed. So has the systematic exploitation of women who are forced into prostitution, although this has not yet been given the attention it deserves. Commissioner Frattini, I look to you, as a fair referee, to produce the red card and put an end to this major infringement, not in injury time, but right now. I will shortly be travelling to Germany, where the World Cup is being played for, in order to campaign against racism in football, but you may rely upon it that I will also keep my ears to the ground so as to find out what is happening to tackle forced prostitution.
Commissioner Frattini, it is not enough to worry about the morals of the day. What do you intend to do on a practical level in order to help the women and girls who are being humiliated, raped, exploited and abused during the World Cup? Your analyses bear out the impression that this is happening on a large scale. If you come up with proper action to help these girls in a real sense, then you can rely on my support. I wish you all the best!"@en1
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