Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-03-Speech-1-091"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The refugee camps in Malta (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"mt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060403.9.1-091"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-03-Speech-1-0922
lpv:speaker	lp:John Attard-montalto2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2004-08-31--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I thank you for the opportunity to address Parliament regarding this very important matter. Unfortunately, Malta has been abandoned and left to fend for itself. During these difficult times, which are being faced not only by the inhabitants of our country, the Maltese, but also by those who are in detention, we have felt that we have been swimming against the tide, that we have been left alone and that, in spite of all the fine words of solidarity, Europe has abandoned us. What happened and, indeed, had to happen is that, as we had been requesting for a long time, a delegation came to Malta and saw for itself the awful conditions in which the detainees are being held. These conditions are unfortunate, and nobody is happy with such a situation; but it is a question of resources. Two thousand people entering Malta every year may not sound very many, but these two thousand are equivalent to eight hundred thousand persons entering Germany every year or four hundred thousand entering Italy. Just imagine the influx of refugees into the smallest country and imagine what one of the countries without any resources has to go through. We do, emphatically, need financial aid. We also need solidarity – the solidarity whereby you come to our aid by taking refugees into your own countries in which they can be properly absorbed, as they cannot be in Malta, which is an island of just 300 square kilometres. I would conclude by saying that we consider you as clear proof that solidarity does indeed exist when it comes to acknowledging the needs of a country whose surface area is small compared with the vast expanse of Europe. Thank you."@en1

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