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dcterms:Date	"2011-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110118.24.2-655-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-18-Speech-2-656-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Dennis de Jong2
lpv:spokenAs	member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2011-09-11)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 substitute; IMCO (2009-07-16--2011-09-11)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013 (2010-06-17--2011-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to add my voice to what the previous speakers have said, but I would also highlight another aspect of this issue: finalising the proposed amendment may have serious consequences for people other than just the LGBT community in Lithuania. This is another example of a law which could be used to deny recognition to the partnerships and marriages of same-sex couples from other Member States. We have already debated this in this House, in September last year, and, because some questions remained unanswered then, we and other members of Parliament sent a letter requesting clarification. Your Commissioner sent us a reply, in which, amongst other things, he wrote that the residence rights of such couples is recognised by European law. I have this question to put to you: are you also going to challenge Lithuania in cases where one of the partners is not a national of a Member State? I would appreciate a very clear answer on this. I have read in the Commission Work Programme that, in 2013, the Commission is going to draft a legislative proposal on the mutual recognition of the effects of certain acts of civil status. My question is: Does that proposal also include the mutual recognition of marriages and partnerships? If so, that is, in itself, good news, but why only in 2013? The Commission has announced that it will take the necessary action once its officials have analysed the Lithuanian legislation, and my question is: has the analysis been carried out yet and have your officials, as part of that analysis, considered what the consequences could be for the recognition of same-sex couples from other Member States? What action will the Commission take against Lithuania, then, and what will it do about Romania, for example, whose legislation specifically excludes recognition? Finally, Commissioner, you promised during the September debate that you would respond rapidly to the report by the European Fundamental Rights Agency on homophobia. However, in your letter, you simply referred to the Commission’s annual report. Do you not think that, in light of the developments in Lithuania, that matter should be given much more attention? Could you also make a promise that you will issue a separate report on homophobia in the European Union as soon as possible?"@en1
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