on the rights of minorities

We call upon the Green Group in the European Parliament to ensure that the rights of minorities, particularly those of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community in the applicant states for membership of the European Union are safeguarded, and that adequate monitoring of the situation in those states is carried out by the Commission and the European Parliament, to ensure that there are no infringements of the rights of these minorities, in accordance with the principles of European law and justice.