Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-03-Speech-2-079"
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) We know that more and more people are hiding within the EU’s borders. We know that, in the near future, the EU will need rising numbers of immigrant workers. We also know that thousands of people every week are trying to find a better life in Europe. Many of them die on their way to our continent. We know that many people without documents are exploited and live in miserable conditions. This is not worthy of the European Union. The universal values that the EU wants to spread throughout the world include the right of every person to a dignified life. There is a shameful paradox here.
The fact that the EU is to have a common asylum and migration policy is reasonable, but it must not mean that those countries that want to take a harder line and hunt down people in various ways should be the ones making the decisions. This will reduce the chances of finding a decent life in Europe. At the same time, it is important that the devious employers who exploit people in a vulnerable position know that punishment and sanctions can be meted out anywhere in the EU.
I admit that the report is a difficult balancing act and I can sympathise with Mr Catania’s reasoning with regard to his reservation. However, the compromise is a step in the right direction, even if I have certain opinions on, for example, the extent of the employer’s reporting obligations.
I would like to say to Mrs Segelström that we do not have a conservative government in Sweden. We have a four-party government with strong liberal elements."@en1
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