Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-223-000"
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"I find the European Council’s initiative on amending the Schengen area regulations unacceptable. I deplore that the leaders of some Member States want to score election points by running the risk of watering down one of the EU’s most important achievements and one of the positive features which is most visible to European citizens.
These modification proposals highlight a two-faced attitude from the EU. On the one hand, European leaders are declaring in speeches their solidarity with the Arab peoples aspiring to democracy, while, on the other hand, entry is being refused to refugees in the EU because migration flows would be excessive.
I am not disputing that when all the refugees arrive in a single Member State, such a situation can pose problems. However, this is precisely why we need greater solidarity between Member States and to finalise a common European asylum system and a genuine common immigration policy.
The solution to making the Schengen area more effective is not to reintroduce controls, which is tantamount to destroying the Schengen area, but to introduce additional mechanisms for jointly managing migration flows.
I refuse to endorse these proposals and I hope that we will be able to focus on the real issues with the Schengen area, leaving aside distractions like this."@en1
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