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Question to European Comission on race discrimination
September 7, 2007 5:02 PM
By Sarah Ludford in European Commission
By Sarah Ludford in European Commission
Sarah Ludford (ALDE). - Although it is regrettable that 14 Member States have had to have reasoned opinions, I am, at least, delighted that the Commission is taking forceful infringement proceedings, because at the moment we have had a complete gap between the letter of the legislation and what is actually happening. Commissioner Špidla has mentioned some of the problems relating to the Equality truck denied access to Vilnius. Apparently, half of Lithuanian MPs think that homosexuality is a perversion. You have real problems in the public and governmental sector.
Last week, the Fundamental Rights Agency said that many Member States were failing to properly enforce race discrimination legislation, so I hope that toughness goes on because we really need it. Will you take account in the infringement proceedings of the various pronouncements and the tolerance of extremism by ministers and public officials?
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