Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-26-Speech-3-054"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"mt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070926.2.3-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-26-Speech-3-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:Simon Busuttil2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Mr President, Commissioner. The Frontex Agency is making a great effort, but I must say that we are still far from achieving the required results. Last July Frontex’s mission in the Mediterranean led to the number of immigrants arriving in my country, Malta, being decreased by half when compared to July of the year before. Incredibly, in spite of this, the mission stopped at the end of July and in fact we saw the number of arrivals double in August compared with the previous year. This month Frontex’s mission continued but we have still seen an increase compared with September of the previous year. What does all this mean, Mr President? It means, firstly, that we need to strengthen Frontex further and that is why this Parliament is committed to increasing Frontex’s budget and not to decreasing it, as the Council is trying to do. This means that the Member States that promised Frontex so many boats, helicopters and aeroplanes are not honouring the promises they made and I expect both Frontex and the Commission to work with this Parliament to make the Member States honour their responsibility. This also means that there is a need for more work to be carried out so that third countries such as Libya cooperate with us in the immigration sector. However, this also means, Mr President, that there is still hypocrisy to be found in European immigration policy. Everyone agrees that the first priority should be to save the lives of people who are drowning in the Mediterranean. Very well, that is how it should be. However, when we ask, as Malta did, who will welcome the people that are saved from drowning, there is a profound silence."@en1

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