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Mr President, racist activity and racist crimes are on the increase in Europe. Roma, migrants and all those who are ‘different’ still face discrimination in many guises in employment, education and housing.
We cannot repeat often enough that what we want is a European Union rooted in the humanist values of tolerance and the protection of fundamental rights. So the framework decision – adopted by a substantial majority in this House on 29 November – on combating certain forms of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law is very necessary indeed. It will enable us to take the same measures against racist ideas and hate speech throughout the European Union.
Extremist parties exploit people’s fears of the other and of foreigners, so that they can propose an easy answer to globalisation. But those who hail the imposition of national preferences as a panacea are irresponsible. The real answer to the challenges of globalisation lies in grasping the full extent of today’s human challenges. And we should not fear to state, loud and clear, that to respond by turning inward on ourselves is to court disaster."@en1
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