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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020425.4.4-087"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-25-Speech-4-0882
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"At the height of the Cold War, fleeing from Eastern European countries was something that was encouraged, and refugees were welcome in the West. These days, an increasing proportion of refugees in Europe hail from the developing world, and we are less hospitable. Many asylum seekers eventually exhaust every legal avenue open to them and are then excluded from education, income and housing. This exclusion then becomes an instrument for discouraging newcomers. Many unfortunate people who have been in the West for a long time are relegated to a life of illegality, as a result of which they have to use criminal means in order to acquire an income, which creates a burden on other people. It looks ever more likely that the seriousness of the reasons why people flee a country is subordinated to financial and demographic objectives on the part of the receiving country. As few people as possible needing long-term financial support are received, but more highly trained workers who can fill vacancies for which there would otherwise not be sufficient people available are, in many cases, welcome. The measures proposed in connection with this item on the agenda would particularly benefit this latter group of refugees. Despite these restrictions, it is a step in the right direction if children qualify for compulsory education and learn the language of the country, people can find work promptly, the quality of the housing improves and more account is taken of homosexual partners."@en1

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