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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council of 15/16 October in Tampere2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991027.1.3-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-27-Speech-3-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Charles de Gaulle2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; TGI (1999-07-22--2001-10-02)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Front national (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, General de Gaulle used to say that a fine policy is not a policy which expresses fine sentiments. In this respect, the Tampere Council marks a new era in the refusal to accept reality. Reading the report of the proceedings of this conference, the special characteristics of the peoples of Europe should actually merge together in a sort of worldwide melting-pot in which migrants have, I quote, “rights and obligations comparable to those of EU citizens”, and “the legal status of third country nationals should be approximated to that of Member States’ nationals”, all this in application of an alleged principle of non-discrimination. All these fine sentiments will clearly only result in increasing the flow of migrants yet further, and this means unemployment and lack of security. A realistic immigration policy ought, on the contrary, to involve making the situation of migrants in Europe more difficult by particularly eliminating any social assistance, and this indeed is the policy of the American Congress, by reducing economic aid to countries which encourage immigration, and organising systematic deportation. But for that, we should have to make a break with the prevailing ideology, denounce the media who spread this ideology, such as the ARTE television channel, and, in general, stop being afraid of our social and cultural superiority. We cannot carry on our shoulders the poverty of the entire world, the inability of some parties to organise themselves and the thirst for revenge on the part of formerly colonised peoples. It is natural for groups of men to attempt to dominate others. It is up to us, the peoples of Europe, to be the strongest in this fight. If we do not fight, then Europe, like any entity which stops fighting, will ultimately be lost in the melee."@en1

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