Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-09-06-Speech-3-035"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Movement and residence of EU citizens2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000906.2.3-035"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-06-Speech-3-0362
lpv:speaker	lp:Herman Schmid2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vänsterpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are great talkers about human rights in the EU, but in practice it is often the case that citizens’ rights are synonymous with money. Those who have work and can support themselves are protected by legislation, but there are large groups of people who do not have work of their own and who therefore do not have rights. This may apply to students who have to prove that they have a proper place at university or to pensioners who have to prove that they will be taking their pensions or own capital with them if they move. It may also apply to third-country nationals and especially to relatives who are third-country nationals and who are not allowed to accompany the breadwinner when he or she obtains work on the other side of the border. This means that those who are weakest economically are still discriminated against. The report proposes significant improvements for these groups, which in practice are larger than one might think. They are to be given better opportunities to move and an extended right to take up residence in other countries. In this connection, I would also point out that the right to move within the labour market and the right of residence are not the same thing. Nowadays, there are many workers who are sent on short-term contracts to work in other Member States and who do not receive any right of residence at all. For those who do not have a secure income or other means of support, the right of residence is almost nil. Freedom of movement for labour is protected by the legislation of the internal market. For the majority of people, it is more important, however, for their right of residence, including their right to stay on, to be protected. This means that people are not compelled to move even if they cannot support themselves. Radical improvement is needed in this area, and it would be as well to tackle this problem now, at a time when the Member States’ economies are looking better than they once did."@en1

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