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In the current Roma debate, I ultimately voted in favour of the motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats). It demonstrates the problem in an objective manner and also proposes sensible solutions. The motion tabled by the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left, on the other hand, demonstrates how out of touch with the real world the approach of these politicians is. They talk about ‘serious systematic discrimination’ and of a general anti-Gypsyism, and in so doing completely disregard the fact that the Roma are also required to comply with the law just like any other European citizen.
That is quite clearly a thorn in the side of the Left when they complain about the taking of the fingerprints of expelled Roma. This, in their opinion, is unfair discrimination. However, the same people have no problem with requiring all other citizens to provide fingerprints when a passport is issued. That is the logic of the Left. Even if the Sarkozy government acted out of opportunism, this reaction is nevertheless sensible and necessary in order to protect France’s own citizens. I therefore voted against the motion for a resolution tabled by the Left."@en1
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