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June 17, 2020 "I would like to express my deepest condolences to George Floyd's family and friends on my behalf and in the name of the European Parliament. His death has sparked protests in both the US and Europe which show that respect for democratic values and rights humans is a fundamental, daily, demanding and necessary task ". So President David Sassoli opening the plenary in Brussels."We can rest when Martin Luther King's dream becomes reality and people will never be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character", added Sassoli then asking for a minute of silence from the plenary in memory of the victims of the racism, violence and discrimination.