Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-17-Speech-2-050"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-06-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080617.4.2-050"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-17-Speech-2-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:Frieda Brepoels2
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lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to start by expressing particular thanks to our rapporteur for his tremendously hard work, and also for his perseverance in this extremely crucial dossier. At the end of the debate it is very difficult to contribute any new aspects, of course, but I very much agree with those Members who have said that this Directive is only an initial, yet essential, step towards a broad migration policy. We all face the same problems and challenges, and it is clear that our citizens will only accept and also understand legal migration if politicians state very clearly that illegal migration is not acceptable under any circumstances. We have seen that one third of our Member States still have no rules at all in this field and so, in fact, any legislation that we adopt here represents progress for these countries with regard to the protection of the illegal migrants themselves. I should just like to say to opponents of this Directive that there will indeed be little or no change in countries already offering sufficient protection and that, in addition, the Council has given clear assurances that the Directive will not be used to the detriment of protection going further than that of the Directive, which is the case in some countries. Finally, it must also be made clear that Member States are at liberty to go further than the Directive. As regards implementation and follow-up, I consider it very important that not only the Commission but also national parliaments bear a major responsibility for this, as it goes without saying that these expulsions must also be implemented effectively. Finally, Madam President, I hope that the majority of the Members of this House will look beyond political dogma and manoeuvring and will be prepared to contribute to a realistic, resolute, clear, humane solution, not only in the interests of the EU but even more so in the interests of the illegal migrants themselves."@en1

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