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The freedom of movement is a noble concept, but it is in danger of remaining an abstract concept unless it is accompanied by rigour and legality. Whoever denies these principles in the name of hypocritical do-goodery is responsible for fostering hostile sentiments against the Roma.
The freedom of movement can never imply freedom to settle illegally, forcing women, children and minors, who live in disgraceful sanitary conditions, to steal, to become prostitutes, to beg, with paths towards integration into schools and employment often being refused. The EU has equipped itself with detailed rules on the free movement of European citizens, laying down guarantees, requirements and sanctions. However, in practice, these rules have proved to be outdated following the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the EU and the exodus of tens of thousands of Roma to the West.
Therefore we urgently need to tighten up Directive 2004/38/EC, currently in force, which stipulates that EU citizens who, after a period of three months in another Member State are unable to maintain themselves lawfully, may be expelled. Expulsion, today inapplicable unless economic incentives are provided and it occurs on a voluntary basis, should be replaced by the concept of compulsory expulsion and repatriation, in the same way as for non-EU citizens. Furthermore, mandatory mechanisms should be laid down to keep citizens expelled from another Member State, in violation of Directive 2004/38/EC, in their country of origin."@en1
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