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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in the context of an increasingly global labour market, the European Union has been the target of constant migratory pressure, which must be properly managed. I agree with the need to draw up a new common immigration policy, but this policy must always take account of the real needs of the labour market and of the economy itself in each Member State.
For this reason we can only adopt the report that Mrs Terrón i Cusí has presented if the amendments retabled by the PPE-DE Group are accepted. I wish to highlight two points: firstly, this proposal for a directive seeks to establish a common legal framework for conditions of admission and residence of immigrants for the purpose of employment. Consequently, on the basis of this directive, immigration for the purpose of employment in the European Union will be permitted if certain conditions are met.
In our opinion, however, the power of Member States’ to regulate, through their governments, whether or not to open up their labour markets cannot and must not be taken away from them. In other words, this is a decision that can only be taken by Member States themselves and not at Community level. It is the responsibility of each Member State to assess and decide whether or not it needs to increase its labour force, by how much and in what sectors, taking account of their real needs as well as – and I think we all agree on this – their ability to receive and integrate third-country nationals.
Secondly, the Terrón i Cusí report criticises the fact that the Commission’s initial proposal only addresses the situation of individuals who are legally present on Union territory. It also claims that illegal workers should also have the right to request a residence permit, which should be granted to them. Regardless of the rapporteur’s generous approach, this would clearly encourage an increase in illegal immigration, basically saying to these people that once they are on Union territory, even if they have entered illegally, they will have the right to be legalised.
Mr President, as in other areas of human immigration, we must always be prudent. This is not simply a matter of protecting Member State nationals. In these areas, excessively generous solutions create more problems than they are intended to resolve."@en1
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