Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-27-Speech-3-071"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, opening legal entry channels that take account of the market requirements in the individual Member States is, together with clamping down on illegal work, one of the priorities for dealing pragmatically with the complex problem of immigration. This needs to be done through a common European action plan, a joint commitment and a collective effort.
For that not to be just empty rhetoric, however, we have to give up the hypocrisy of grandiose, theoretical statements of principle at Council meetings and stop using the immigration issue for domestic political ends, a practice that is utterly unacceptable and irresponsible. From this perspective, implementing the
clause at last is absolutely crucial. That is the only way in which we will be able to act effectively in an area where we have been remiss for too long.
I agree with whoever said ‘we have to pedal’, but I would add ‘otherwise we fall off’. In this case, however, we will all fall together, in unison. If we have not yet realised it, we are all on the same bicycle."@en1
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