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"Mr President, I would like to congratulate Mrs Ždanoka, the rapporteur. This is a particularly important report.
We have to clarify certain important concepts, because there are still many contradictions between the two European Union Directives. There are further, numerous contradictions regarding the relationship between anti-discrimination and equal treatment, as well, because we do know that they mean different things. My colleague Claude Moraes has already mentioned the need for positive action today. But we have not yet clarified the concept of positive discrimination, that is, the relationship and connection between equal treatment and preferential treatment, because if we apply the same standards to unequal groups, this will only create further inequality. Therefore we need positive actions, positive discrimination and preferential treatment, to enable us to counterbalance unequal opportunities in society. Another extremely important point is that discrimination never affects individuals. Those affected are not discriminated against because of their personality, but because they are old, they are women, they live with a disability, they belong to a sexual minority or to a traditional or new national minority. Therefore efficient protection requires more than just the protection of individuals: we need to protect entire groups.
One of the greatest merits of this report is the protection of traditional historical minorities, which are entitled to political participation, autonomy and self-governance. The European Union does not have a minority protection system in place at this time, even though one in seven European citizens belongs to a traditional national minority. And finally, as regards the debate: the Roma and those without citizenship must be given increased protection, as a minority within minorities, and it is a shame that in several Member States there are several hundreds of thousands of people without citizenship. This situation must be remedied, and Commissioner Špidla deserves our thanks for wishing to move forward in combating discrimination."@en1
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