Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-22-Speech-2-460-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-05-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fight against homophobia in Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120522.19.2-460-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-22-Speech-2-461-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Kinga Göncz2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; LIBE (2012-01-23--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Magyar Szocialista Párt (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ensuring gay rights is among the fields where we have a great deal of work ahead of us; we are missing a horizontal anti-discrimination directive that would broadly ensure non-discrimination. Same-sex couples are not guaranteed the freedom of movement within the EU, as the mutual recognition of their civil status is not a given. European-level action against hate speech and hate crimes is also absent, even though this is also considered an important aspect by the relevant recommendation of the Council of Europe. However, in addition to an appropriate legislative environment, it is crucial that we ensure actual non-discrimination, and to this end we must create a social environment that is characterised by tolerance and respect for diversity. There is a lot of work to be done in this field throughout Europe, and the role of politicians, the media and education is exceedingly important. Many here have mentioned Hungary. On the one hand, Hungary can be proud to have the eighth most favourable legislative environment for anti-discrimination in the EU. On the other hand we can see that for the second time, the police attempted to outlaw the Hungarian day of Gay Pride, Budapest Pride, and that Budapest Pride participants needed police protection against radical counter-demonstrators, while the city’s leadership is attempting by all means to prevent the Euro Gays event from taking place. Thus, we are seeing an ambiguous picture, and political rhetoric often reinforces precisely those attitudes that we would like to avoid. There are many tasks ahead of us: the Commission should monitor the implementation and transposition of directives on discrimination, and we would like to ask it to investigate the implementation of European Union legislation against hate crimes. The Council should adopt the horizontal anti-discrimination directive, while Member States should make extensive efforts to create an inclusive environment through education, raising awareness, and closer dialogue with civil organisations."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
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