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lpv:speaker	lp:Alessandro Battilocchio2
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2004-07-20--2007-10-23)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PETI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partito Socialista Nuovo PSI (2004-07-20--2008-02-18)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in my capacity of draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Development, I should first like to congratulate Mr Cashman on the fine work he has carried out and on his excellent proposal. His report supplements and includes a large number of the observations that I had set out in my opinion on this important topic drafted on behalf of the Committee on Development. I should also like to highlight the political value of the fact, which in my opinion is very positive, that for the first time the Members of the European Parliament can follow the codecision process in this domain. Among the numerous opportunities that would be lost if the process of ratifying the European Constitution foundered, following the ‘no’ votes in France and the Netherlands, would also be that of embarking for the first time upon a policy on immigration shared by all of the Member States. On this issue, the European Parliament has over and again established the need to balance the interests of the European citizens, immigrants, the Member States and developing countries. The equation is not easy, but an effort is required in order to achieve a balance between the need for security for our countries, which has to be upheld and safeguarded, and a policy of openness towards those who lawfully venture within our borders in search of improved living conditions. It should in fact be remembered that, as the European Union, we also have humanitarian duties. It is therefore right to implement the necessary controls at border crossings in order to regulate the influx of those seeking visas and asylum, but we cannot, however, avoid adopting a global approach of solidarity and respect for human rights, particularly in humanitarian crisis situations, such as in the recent cases of the tsunami and of Darfur. The citizens of third countries have to be thoroughly informed about the immigration rules and about the control methods; the criteria for refusing access have to be objective and verifiable, with a view to preventing the unpleasant, and, alas, frequent episodes of discrimination, which to date still occur. Strict controls based on a clear set of rules and respect for the rights of the individual: Community action in this delicate area must be based on this inseparable pairing. It will not be easy, but it is a challenge that today’s Europe has to accept and overcome."@en1

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