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"Mr President, in view of the short time available, I will address the most important point first.
Mrs Klingvall has just stated that she intends to help to achieve agreement in three areas, in precisely the three areas where the European Parliament has said no, for we have voted against the reports by Mr Ceyhun, Mr Nassauer and Mr Kirkhope. It is quite worrying that the presidency does not respect the opinion of Parliament. I myself think that it is fairly clear after the debate today that responsibility for overall policy in this field should rest with the Commission.
Alarming figures are presented regarding population trends – Europe is shrinking. Member States are estimated to lose 10 percent and candidate countries 20 percent. We will see a shortage of both highly qualified and less qualified labour, and both in the short and the long term. Our external borders are under great pressure. The fact that Europe must be opened up to immigration of labour is a conclusion which even the toughest opposition have adopted. However, we know nothing about how this will work – nothing about how the system will be designed, nothing about quota systems or
whether these openings and solutions are only to apply to those who are highly educated or whether they will also cover those with few qualifications.
the Council no practical solutions in this area? Will crime and harsh reality decide? We look forward to the proposals which the Commission will present in this field. The Commission appears to be the most suitable body to do this."@en1
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