Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-20-Speech-2-343"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-05-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation of the Roma in Italy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080520.28.2-343"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-20-Speech-2-3442
lpv:speaker	lp:Stefano Zappala'2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Forza Italia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-02-09--2008-06-17)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, a minute is certainly not enough time to cover this topic. It has been said that the Italian Government is not being charged, but in the speeches that I have heard, there has been frequent mention of populist right-wing policy. Mrs Mohácsi said that the incident in Naples involving the six-month old baby was untrue. Mrs Frassoni blamed the Italian equal opportunities minister. A government sworn into office just six days ago is the target of fierce accusations from Spanish ministers, when much more serious incidents have taken place in Spain. I think – in fact I am convinced – that it would have been far more plausible if the Commissioner had spoken about solidarity with citizens in general, rather than just some of them. We are and I am in favour of the issue of universal solidarity. I believe, however, that a government has a duty to ensure the safety of all its citizens, and not just some of them; it has a duty to ensure that all children can live in the same conditions, and not just some of them; it has a duty to strive for integration, but not by offering to become, in some cases, a refuge for criminals. It must defend everyone. Madam President, you have been very generous, so please allow me to finish this thought. I believe that a government cannot and should not be indicted; a government, moreover, which was voted in by an unprecedented majority in Italy. I believe that this issue, which is extremely sensitive and extremely important, as we all agree, must be tackled in earnest, and not with political gestures. I have always supported the idea that Parliament, the European Union, must abandon political posturing once and for all, and have a credible European integration policy without attacking individual governments."@en1

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