Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-05-Speech-3-339"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Mutual information procedure Integration of immigrants in the European Union European Union immigration policy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060705.22.3-339"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-05-Speech-3-3402
lpv:speaker	lp:Jeanine Hennis-plasschaert2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, all the Council’s fine words, as enshrined in the Tampere programme and confirmed in the Hague programme, have borne very little fruit to date. Every now and then, the Council takes very small steps, albeit reluctantly and on the basis of lowest common denominators. The Council is, to my great regret, conspicuous by its absence even now during this mini-debate. Although clearly, national agendas are seriously undermining the European agenda in this respect, it is to those agendas that the Member States are very much committed. The fact that a Commission proposal is needed to get the Member States to cooperate more effectively in the area of data exchange typifies the Member States’ passivity where the establishment of a common asylum and immigration policy is concerned. As Mr Gaubert said a moment ago, this data exchange is of major importance and quite simply a matter of necessity. The immigration issue is one of the biggest challenges in 2006 and will remain so for the foreseeable future, but reinforcing external borders alone will not be enough and should not, in fact, be our intention. Commissioner Frattini has already indicated this and presented a comprehensive package of measures in this respect. Both the Council and Commission will therefore need to make haste in realising all ambitious intentions to the letter. Common asylum policy, the uniform asylum procedure and the uniform asylum status, thanks to which those who are entitled to protection will also receive it, must be completed by no later than 2010. Accordingly, we must draft common European return policy as a matter of urgency – in respect of which I should like to remark that everyone, legal or illegal, is entitled to respectful and dignified treatment – which should include awareness and information campaigns in the countries of origin and transit, concluding association and cooperation agreements with those countries, creating a clear link between immigration policy and adopting development policy and, vitally, the swift introduction of a European green card. As my questions are set out in black and white, and as my time is limited, I will not repeat them here, but I do expect a clear answer, certainly in connection with the passerelle provision. After all, political courage means that you have to have the correct instruments at your disposal if you want to give visible form to your convictions."@en1

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