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"Mr President, I too would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur. The problems caused by the recent migration flows from the southern Mediterranean were wrongly perceived as some internal weaknesses inherent in the Schengen area. In actual fact, they demonstrate, first and foremost, that the European Union has a problem with the external management of emigration in general and with the asylum system in particular. I believe that once we resolve the problems arising from the refugee management system, the pressures at the Schengen area’s internal borders will also disappear, as the secondary movements of asylum seekers will be curbed.
The reform of the Qualification Directive for international protection is of paramount importance. However, we need to bear in mind that the whole asylum package has to be adopted as soon as possible.
The element which needs to be radically improved is solidarity between Member States with regard to refugee management. Unfortunately, however, we sadly note that it is precisely this solidarity that the EU has been lacking of late. Right-wing and far-right governments need to abandon their populist and xenophobic attitudes which they have shown recently, not only towards immigrants, but towards some European citizens as well. This directive will not have any real impact as long as some governments continue to promote nationalist policies.
I think that it is time for the European Union to prove that it can revive the spirit of solidarity for the benefit of both its own citizens and those who need its protection."@en1
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