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"In times of economic crisis it is always the most vulnerable who suffer the most – children, young people, old people, people with disabilities – and that is why we, as responsible politicians, have to be very aware of this. It has been added to the conclusions of various Council formations and recommendations that Member States should be encouraged to take particular consideration of the fact that the most vulnerable groups are always those who suffer most, so I do agree with that.
In response to your question, without first having the general overall far-reaching directive, it is very difficult to set standards of a European character in the area of discrimination against disabled people. We need to have the overall directive first and then work from there.
I realise that a great deal of work has to be done, and I am well aware of the massive discrimination and the difficulties that disabled people face in ordinary life, which hinder them in fulfilling their life’s possibilities and potential. I think we need to work on the overall directive first.
The decision to have next year as the year for combating social exclusion presents the possibility to come up with new concrete proposals and organise common events to reinforce this issue and awareness in all Member States."@en1
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