Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-16-Speech-4-025-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-02-16"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120216.5.4-025-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Dennis de Jong2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I recently asked the Dutch Minister for Immigration and Asylum, Mr Leers, whether he, in his crusade against family reunification, had no compassion for people who love each other. His answer was: ‘Happiness in life is not a criterion which I recognise’. How can you say such a thing? And as a Christian Democrat, too! Did Christian Democrats not once call the family the cornerstone of society? Does Christianity not teach that love is the highest good? And does it not say in human rights conventions that family life needs protection? Not according to this minister who, in acting in this way, has turned his back on his origins and party. In the meantime, I have received a lot of e-mails from people who are desperate, who are unable to build a family life because of the current Dutch policy of naturalisation tests, inflated income requirements and excessively expensive residence permits. That applies to everyone, but to LGBT people in particular. Lawyers are now advising them to choose the Europe Route. That is to say that it would be in their best interests to move to another European country, because there is no other Member State that operates such a heartless policy as the Netherlands. How low can a government sink? Fortunately, Commissioner Malmström has consistently shown that, for her, happiness in life does matter. Abuse must be prevented, but Europe is not going to make it impossible for lovers to set up home together in one of the Member States. However, I have a bit of a problem with the Green Paper. With this paper, is the Commission not sending out a signal that the family reunification policy is up for debate? Would that energy not be better spent in punishing a minister who is a disgrace to Christian Democracy and to the community of values that Europe claims to be?"@en1
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