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"Mr President, a few brief points: We need a common migration policy within the EU, but it must be based on humanism and long-termism as well as taking into account our responsibility with regard to refugees and our future need for labour immigration. As a Liberal, I am therefore glad that the more repressive proposals did not receive support in Seville and that the Council appears to have understood that trade, aid and support of democracy are better ways to prevent people from fleeing their country than threatening sanctions.
I am cautiously positive about the reforms of the Council. It is good that the organisation is being streamlined, that the meetings are becoming more open and that the summits are becoming less of a publicity stunt. However, this is not sufficient. The negotiations must also be opened up, and the documents must be made available if the legislation is to be called democratic. I hope that the Danish Presidency will be able to set a good example in this regard.
Finally, I also wonder about the strategic programme, covering many years, which the Council is to adopt. This is an issue on which we have worked a great deal here in the European Parliament along with the Commission. How will these two institutions be involved in this work?"@en1
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