Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-07-Speech-2-327"
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"Mr President, it is true that legal and illegal immigration are linked, as this report rightly shows, but we can hardly address the issue of legal immigration effectively until and unless we achieve a measure of control on illegal immigration. There are two major issues of very grave concern here. The first is that illegal immigrants themselves are risking their lives, and indeed hundreds are losing their lives, turning the Mediterranean sea into a graveyard and putting us all to shame. Even if they do reach Europe, whether in Malta or Italy, their ordeal is not yet over; indeed, it is just beginning.
The second grave concern is the significant toll that this problem is taking on the countries concerned, particularly on Malta and Italy. In the case of Malta the situation is even more precarious because of sheer numbers. Last week 56 immigrants landed in Malta, but 56 immigrants in Malta is proportionally equivalent to more than 5 600 immigrants landing in Italy. That is the scale of the problem that Malta is facing.
This year we have reason to be optimistic because for the first time we are seeing the European Union finally responding to our repeated calls for action. In particular, I want to refer to last week’s decision of the Council of Ministers to embark immediately on cooperation with Libya to stem the flow of immigrants and to prevent more deaths, not least with the setting-up of a taskforce to patrol the Mediterranean Sea. So finally the European Union is starting to move. Let us hope that it moves in time.
I am very grateful to Commissioner Frattini for his very genuine efforts, and on behalf of the people of Malta I would call upon him to act decisively and urgently. We are counting on you, Commissioner, to address our very serious concerns."@en1
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"Simon Busuttil (PPE-DE )."1
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