Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-20-Speech-2-056"
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"Mr President, Liz Lynnes’s report highlights the need for a comprehensive, legislative framework which would prevent discrimination outside of the workplace and which would include a wide range of subjects.
Millions of people are discriminated against – the elderly as well as other groups – everyday in the European Union as they try to access health, education and transport services or try to buy insurance or apply for a loan.
These same groups had difficulties as regards employment before the introduction of stronger legislation at the European level. Effective legislation at European Union level changed employers' attitudes. It was a European directive which forced Member States to try to end discrimination in employment – although there is still a lot work to be done yet. Comprehensive legislation must be undertaken at a European level in order to strengthen people’s rights in terms of goods and services.
I would like to praise the rapporteur for her report and I would like to ask my fellow members to vote against amendments which weaken the protection of human rights."@en1
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