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It is a pleasure and a joy to see our fellow Member Baroness Ludford back at work. Since she was appointed a senior human rights specialist at the European Parliament, we can only remember the emblematic report that we voted on last March, which was dedicated to the fight against racism and xenophobia. She threw all her belief and all her effort into the task so that she would succeed in impressing upon us her passionate belief in ‘anti-racism’. Today, thanks to her impressive resilience, she has not disappointed; the active integration of third-country nationals will be achieved more quickly and to a greater extent and will be a useful weapon in the fight against racism and xenophobia. Baroness Ludford has reassured us and put our minds at rest.
Her report is therefore presented as a list of duties. Duties that are, of course, reserved exclusively for the people of Europe.
Therefore, third-country nationals who have been residing in an EU country for more than five years shall automatically acquire the status of long-term resident. The administration has mandatory powers to issue the resident permit which is valid for ten years and is automatically renewable (Articles 8 and 9 of the directive).
Once the status has been granted, Member States can only withdraw it under very restricted and specific circumstances. The legal certainty of the holder must be as high as possible. The holder can therefore be absent for a period of more than two years without having his long-term resident status withdrawn.
The host Member State is obliged to grant to third-country nationals and their families, under the right to family reunion, the same rights as those granted to nationals, whether this is in terms of education, professional training, social protection, social assistance or tax. They can also enjoy additional welfare benefits, such as economic or cultural benefits, in order to enable them to integrate completely.
To complete the picture, obtaining this status must constitute the first step towards being granted the nationality of the Member State in which they reside. This objective will fulfil the desire that Parliament has voiced on numerous occasions to see a multiracial, multicultural society flourish within the Community, where there could be no discrimination on grounds of race, gender, ethnic origin, religion etc.
We are greatly looking forward to seeing Baroness Ludford welcome with open arms the several thousand refugees from Sangatte who are hoping to settle in England. Home, sweet home!"@en1
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