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"Mr President, as the Vienna Monitoring Centre showed last year, there is a need for a progressive policy and leadership in both areas under debate today. I welcome the recognition that a restrictive approach to immigration has not worked and is counter-productive. We have only to look at the increase in trafficking and the difficulty in recruiting skilled professionals to demonstrate this.
It is obvious that there is work available in the European Union for people from third countries. In many of our countries they are crucial to agricultural production and many major companies employ third-country nationals in senior executive posts. Yet there is still an attitude around that we are doing such people a favour by allowing them to enter the EU to support our economy and our social security system. Let us be honest: we want them to help maintain our standard of living. If we get it right, it should be a mutual benefit. As part of that, we need to ensure equal treatment for third-country nationals, not least in the workplace. The implementation of the Article 13 directives on anti-discrimination is also crucial. Why work here, if you then face racism and xenophobia?
Business tells us that recruitment needs to be made easier and more flexible at all skill levels. This calls into question work permits attached to a particular job and company. Unfortunately, the lead committee did not take this on board. Recruitment is also hampered by restrictions on family reunion, business tells us. My political group has tabled amendments relating to that human factor. The working rights of partners also need to be improved. We have also to recognise the fact that some migrants will wish to stay and settle. This is important in terms of continuity and stability for individuals, society and business. A constant turnover is problematic on many levels and we have to remember that we are human beings, not cogs in an economic wheel."@en1
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