Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-20-Speech-3-381"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070620.29.3-381"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-20-Speech-3-3822
lpv:speaker	lp:Emine Bozkurt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CULT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2008-05-07)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I am not only indebted to Mrs Roure for her report, it also receives my unqualified support. Racism is a persistent and growing problem in European societies. This is why more and better instruments are needed to address it, including at European level, should this prove necessary. As racism knows no boundaries, neither should measures to address it therefore. Last year, my resolution on racism in football met with overwhelming support in this House, and I hope that this will also be the case for Mrs Roure’s report tomorrow. In the resolution on football, we called for a tougher approach, but a European stand on racism should not confine itself to football alone. Europe must promote the safeguarding of equal treatment for all its citizens. This is why proper education is needed, as is Europe’s active commitment in favour of social inclusion in a bid to isolate those advocating racism and xenophobia and to strive towards a tolerant and diverse society. I am pleased that hate crimes are being highlighted in particular in Mrs Roure’s report. I also endorse the appeal not to introduce a hierarchy among the different grounds for discrimination. All forms of discrimination, including Islamophobia therefore, should be addressed in the same tough way. The report mentions 9 million victims of racism and xenophobia. This is probably an accurate figure, but as I see it, 494 million citizens are the victims of racism, because if racism goes unpunished, then this has a damaging effect on society as a whole. Europe is there for everyone, and we should, above all, keep it this way."@en1

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