Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-02-Speech-2-062"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Asylum and immigration2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011002.3.2-062"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-02-Speech-2-0632
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan-Kees Wiebenga2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-12-09--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2001-10-07)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-09-13--2001-10-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to congratulate Commissioner Vitorino on the immigration policy that the European Commission has presented to this Parliament. The proposal to agree common admission conditions for migrants and to set up, in addition and alongside this, a policy instrument whereby Member States indicate target figures for work migration, receives the support of the ELDR Group. My group would like to make a few observations with regard to the proposed system. Firstly, we reject the policy of zero immigration, but we also reject the policy of completely open borders. A responsible compromise must be struck. Secondly, the immigration system must be flexible. Quotas should not be forced upon the Member States from above. Thirdly, we must take account of subsidiarity, that is to say regional and national differences with regard to the labour market. Fourthly, a common immigration policy must also be accompanied by a common fight against illegal immigration. Fifthly, we must strike the right balance between the need for work forces in industry on the one hand and the unemployed within the European Union on the other. In summary, the ELDR Group calls for a balanced European immigration policy. The Pirker report, for which I should like to congratulate the rapporteur, is on the same wavelength. Mr President, these will be my last words in this House since I have now been appointed member of the Council of State in the Netherlands. I would like to thank the fellow MEPs for their kind cooperation and wish them all every success. The European Parliament is a very important institution, which I will always continue to support."@en1

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