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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin, first of all, by congratulating the rapporteur, Mrs Roure, for the work she has done, and by thanking her for the admirable spirit of cooperation she has shown in preparing this important report.
With this text, which complements the other three proposals, on family reunification, economic immigration, and the status of long-term residents, the Commission brings to a close the legislative work aimed at laying the foundations of a joint legal immigration policy, since we have decided not to table a proposal designed to cover all individuals not included under the previous proposals.
I welcome the fact that Parliament has responded to the Commission by adopting this report so quickly. This proposal targets migration by third-country nationals for the purpose of studies. This is a special type of immigration to the extent that it is temporary and lasts no longer, in principle, than the educational course itself. It also brings reciprocal benefits for both the countries of origin and the host countries, not to mention, of course, the migrants themselves, who profit directly from it.
This proposal integrates immigration policy but should also be viewed in the context of Community action in the field of education. Clearly, our aim is to promote migration for educational purposes, above all by accepting the greatest possible number of third-country students into higher education. The proposal for a directive was devised in this spirit. The entry conditions anticipated in it were rendered as objective as possible, in order to guarantee the quick and easy processing of applications. They are also phrased clearly and thoroughly so that the Member States can combat attempts to abuse them. This is also, I believe, an innovative proposal which fits into the context of the growing internationalisation of education, especially the recognition of students’ right to move to another Member State to continue their studies, after previously being admitted into a first European Union Member State.
The proposal also covers the vocational training sector, setting entry conditions for unremunerated trainees such as those who come to take up a placement with a company. It is thus designed to complement the proposal for a directive on the admission of workers that covers remunerated traineeships. Following meetings held with non-governmental organisations, provisions on secondary school pupils and volunteers arriving in the European Community were introduced into our proposal. The aim is to facilitate exchange programmes for secondary school pupils. Encouraging the discovery of culture by pupils who will later be tempted to return as higher education students will reap enormous benefits for the Community. In addition, a provision regulating the admission of volunteers was added to the proposal, protecting such individuals from a potential legal loophole. It must be obvious that the Commission did not lose sight of public security considerations. The proposal contains a public order and security clause providing Member States with enough room to manoeuvre for them to take precautions against the terrorist threat, in particular."@en1
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