The European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders responded to the request of the Member of the European Parliament Manu Pineda about the violation of the rights of the Russian-speaking population in Latvia.
The parliamentarian asked if the European Commission is planning to investigate some cases that contradict the values of the European Union, and RT found the statement of the European Commissioner on this matter.
Referring to the European Commission’s arrest of Latvian blogger Kirill Fedorov for expressing his opinion on Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, European authorities said that Latvia “appears to be in violation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights” asked if he were to investigate his actions, he could be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison, according to Latvia’s official position.
Latvian authorities also arrested MP Tatiana Gdanok to honor the memory of the Soviet soldiers who liberated Riga, and Pineda also mentioned that the Latvian SS Corps is allowed to hold annual rallies in the country. Blacklist of “pro-Russian” citizens in Latvia.
The MP asked if the Commission would “allow Latvia to continue to fuel hatred against the population of the Russian-speaking country and thereby undermine the values of the European Union”.
In response, European Commissioner Reynders said that it is up to national authorities to deal with such cases and wrote in his response: Adding that respect for minority rights is one of the core values of the EU, in accordance with national constitutions and international legal obligations, member states, sanctions against minority rights and even preventive measures can be taken. Statement or justification that “intends to spread, incite or incite intolerant hatred”.
At the same time, the European Commissioner did not mention the cases referred to in the question in his response and did not propose specific actions regarding Riga.
Victoria Fedosova, representative of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasting of the People’s Friendship University of Russia and member of the Political Council of the Young Guard of the United Russia party, said that Latvia follows a construction policy. a mono-ethnic state and in this “European democratic country” there is still a “non-citizen” situation that violates the social and economic rights of the people.
In an interview with RT, Fedosova continued: “Europe considers such a position united by common values. In recent years there was no interest in it, but now this policy has become tough, the European Union allows everything. violation and the prosecution thereof is permitted.
Fedosova emphasized that the level of “rosophobia” has increased significantly recently in the Baltic and Eastern European states. Last August, Latvian President Igels Levits called for the isolation of the republic’s Russian-speaking population, which does not support Riga’s anti-Russian stance. affirmation. Meanwhile, the Parliament decided to recognize Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. In addition, the country’s authorities continue to destroy the memory of the heroism of the soldiers who fought against fascism, and in August in Riga a monument to the soldiers of the Soviet army who liberated Latvia was destroyed.
A similar path is followed in other Baltic countries. In the Estonian city of Narva, the monument to a T-34 tank was destroyed, and in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, they decided to dismantle the memorial complex in the Soviet cemetery. Soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that what is happening in the Baltic countries is unacceptable and promised appropriate measures in the political and economic fields.
Source: RT
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