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Mr President, illegal or clandestine immigration does not only involve people. It also involves capital and cash, which is worrying for European democracy because there is a link between this money entering and leaving illegally and various types of trafficking: people trafficking, which was discussed in the previous debate, organ trafficking, drug trafficking, and also, of course, terrorism, Commissioner, not forgetting all kinds of transnational crime, which are a concern both for the European Union and for the international community.
In this context, the Council’s common position and Parliament’s recommendation for this second reading are moving in an essentially constructive direction. This discussion started three years ago. Parliament had already had the opportunity to express its opinion during the previous Parliamentary term and I think, like you, that the new proposal adopted by a qualified majority of the Council has simplified and enriched the text. It is for that reason, moreover, that MEPs supported it and our fervent wish now is, of course, that this text should now be adopted as soon as possible. Indeed, this is a subject for which, in the end, the major, widely shared preoccupation must be the effective implementation of the text, in addition to the text itself.
I think that the text as presented today should provide the legal instrument needed, in particular, by customs officials responsible for these inspections. I also think that, with the elements and amendments introduced by Parliament, we now have guarantees regarding respect for human rights and the protection of personal data. That is also why I am not especially concerned.
To conclude, I would like to thank the Commission and the Council for the constructive attitude they demonstrated during our various meetings and, with the rapporteurs of the other groups with whom I worked, I hope - and I am optimistic - that, tomorrow, Parliament will adopt this resolution unanimously."@en1
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