Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-07-06-Speech-3-885-750"
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"en.20160706.45.3-885-750"2
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"Europe is going through a period of crisis, which is challenging the very values on which it was built. Increasingly we see the politics of solidarity and tolerance give way to division and fear. Nationalists and populists seek to exploit public anxiety. Moreover, there have been attempts in a number of states to introduce laws which risk contravening international standards. This is not only wrong. We have witnessed this trend in the 1930s and 1940s, and it is dangerous for the continent. It is the EU, and the rules and norms upon which it is founded, which has effectively kept the dangers of extremism and totalitarianism at bay for over half a century. If we do not stand by our democratic principles and tackle our problems while fully respecting human rights then the situation will only get worse. As societies we have been too timid, too silent. We have a responsibility to speak up, keep these issues as a priority, and make it clear that there is no tolerance towards hatred. Diversity must never be seen as a threat. It adds rather than subtracts from a society, and it is our common duty to create and nurture an inclusive society."@en1
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