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"Mr President, I too would like to join with my colleagues in congratulating Mr Moraes in showing tremendous skilful diplomacy and good-humoured tact in dealing with what could be a very controversial and divisive issue, and finding common ground and a consensus between Members from the different political groups within this Parliament in an effort to move towards these common goals.
It is important that he emphasised that this issue is within the competence of the Member States and that it is through cooperation and coordination, rather than direction and enforcement of individual acts of legislation, that the best results can be achieved. We are all presented with a common challenge on how best to manage migration flows and integration policies.
We in the European Union are on the threshold of our largest enlargement ever, when we open our doors to ten new countries and ensure that this European Union can continue to give benefit to the peoples of Central and Eastern Europe. They have suffered for so long from lack of opportunity, lack of economic development and lack of political freedom and skills. We are also, as the Irish presidency announced today, emphasising the Lisbon Process to make Europe work to ensure that the people who get jobs get proper returns and protection for the jobs they are in.
That brings us to the point which many Members have already discussed here today, that is, how best we ensure that those who are emigrating into the European Union are given the protection and opportunities to benefit from any economic growth or any social rights that are there.
This is not an immediate process. This cannot happen all at once. Demographic changes are taking place in the Union at the present time which require us to get people from elsewhere. This idea of managed migration is an important response to the demographic and economic changes which are taking place. It is only by our acting in cooperation and coordination with those third countries – and I am delighted that the rapporteur was able to take on board my amendment on this – that we can ensure there is no cherry-picking of the best individuals from those third countries, that there is not a brain drain and that there is also benefit to the European Union.
Despite what some Members may say in this Chamber here today, this is not an open door policy and should not be an open door policy. We have seen that where there is a lack of controls and where there is a lack of decision-making within Member States, we have problems with regard to racism. Most individuals fear change that occurs on a massive scale.
With regard to women's issues, particularly protection for women who are illegally trafficked, each of us has a responsibility to stamp this out wherever it takes place. Wherever the illegal exploitation of immigrant workers takes place, it should be stamped out, highlighted and individuals should be named and shamed for the very negative impact it has.
My last point is that tonight we will be discussing the employment and service sector, which is linked to this issue of protecting individuals."@en1
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