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"Appalled as I was by the measures taken by France to expel the Roma people (measures that had already previously been taken by other States), I immediately co-signed Parliament’s resolution, and I welcome its adoption. The events currently taking place in France are unacceptable. France is conducting, in full knowledge of the facts, a discriminatory policy that runs counter to the founding and fundamental values and principles of the European Union. In first place, the principles of European citizenship and of free movement within the European Union: the Roma people are European citizens in their own right. In second place, the principles of non-discrimination and of respect for minorities: under no circumstances should such measures be taken solely on the grounds that a person belongs to a minority. Today it is the Roma, tomorrow it will be the Arabs, and the day after the Jews, and why not women and then the poor? All of these principles underpin our Union and are binding on all of us, and in particular on the individual Member States. Furthermore, it is high time that we had a European strategy on Roma inclusion. The European Union needs stronger political will: social integration, housing, education and the fight against discrimination are all areas in which the European Union must act."@en1
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