Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-12-Speech-3-032"
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"Mr President, the Seville European Council will have to address the issue of the political role of the Union once again. I regret to say that our great economic influence fails still today to be matched by equally effective political action on the world stage. The Middle East conflict is only the last in a series of cases in which the Union has failed to play a leading role in endeavours to bring peace.
Although it is true, however, that we are still far off the objective of a politically strong Europe, it must be said that the Spanish Presidency has helped us to make some progress. Prime Minister Aznar’s words to the effect that we must all join forces to tackle the extremely thorny issue of illegal immigration are confirmation of the will for Europe to have a single foreign and security policy.
The immigration crisis must be tackled responsibly and resolutely, without populism and, above all, without concealing the importance of the issue, as we are all too often wont to do. We need increasing cooperation to control the Union’s borders and the development of a single border policy – it is the Italian Government’s proposal which has been accepted and, I believe, selected by Commissioner Vitorino too – but we also need the costs of containing migration flows in Europe to be shared. That is not all, however. President Prodi is right to say that the causes of uncontrolled immigration must be eradicated. We need to work towards cooperation which genuinely helps the people, not the local dictators, as has all too often been the case. We need to take action to alleviate the debt, as has recently been pointed out at the FAO Summit in Rome too. However, we must not overlook the need for legislation which combines rigour and solidarity, and the only way to achieve this is to regulate migration flows, welcoming those who wish to work in Europe with great respect and rejecting those attempting to organise unlawful activities which are all too often criminal and are sometimes linked to terrorism. The European citizens are demanding this. I am sure that Seville will deliver the response they are waiting for."@en1
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