Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-09-06-Speech-3-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Right to family reunification2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000906.1.3-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-06-Speech-3-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Baroness Sarah Ludford2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the ELDR Group is backing this report as one of the essential building blocks in constructing the area of freedom, security and justice and in following up the Tampere Summit, which rightly made it a priority to establish rights of free movement for legally resident third-country nationals. This is an injustice which needs remedying. Like Mrs Terrón i Cusí, I am surprised at the stance of the EPP Group, which normally puts a lot of emphasis on family values and yet today is undermining the family by opposing reunification, which will assist the social integration of these legally resident migrants. This seems to us perverse. To take up some specific points in the report, first of all on the inclusion of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. We will wait to hear Mr Vitorino, but it is rumoured that the Commission will accept amendments to take these beneficiaries out. The ELDR Group would regret that because we think that, like refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection should be in. They are long-term residents, they are not analogous to beneficiaries of temporary protection. We will listen to the debate because our overwhelming desire is to get the bones of this proposal through. On ascending relatives, we consider that Amendment No 20 is superfluous because there is a general right in Article 9 of the proposal to apply a non-discriminatory means test to all entrants. However we are willing to look at that if it assists in saving the report. It is important to be absolutely clear on unmarried partners. The proposal will not force Member States to give legal recognition to unmarried partnerships, but if they do they must treat unmarried partners like spouses. There has been a lot of misinformation on this, not least stirred up by the Conservatives in the United Kingdom – tabloid headlines about outrageous plots by the EU to force the UK to accept refugees' gay lovers. That is stirring up homophobic prejudice and I deplore it."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-09-13--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-09-13--2002-01-14)3,3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ludford (ELDR )."1

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