Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-26-Speech-3-030"
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"Mr President, I would like to read to you from a research report that was funded by Parliament. It states:
‘One can reasonably conclude that the number of people who died at the European borders has increased significantly since controls were extended to the external borders in 1995.’
Mr President, in fact the number of people seeking to find a way into Europe has not increased, but the borders are guarded much better, so that people take more difficult and more dangerous routes. This report also states that:
‘The European Council’s proposals will probably increase human costs because of the intensified security and surveillance orientation.’
Mr President, I would very much like to hear a response to this from the Commission and the Council. I believe that we should not rely on such research, but that we should gather our own data on the fatal crossings. Do you agree and who should gather the data then?
Mr President, I am not arguing that there should be no border controls at all, but I am arguing that there should be more opportunities for legal migration. With regard to that, I would therefore like to welcome the Commission’s proposal for a Blue Card. The Blue Card: the name refers to the blue in the European flag, but it seems to be mainly concerned with the stars. It requires supplementation. I am pleased that the Commission has said that it is going to work on this. I will eagerly await its proposals, because I think that it is a necessary complement to the proposals put forward up to now."@en1
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