Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-02-Speech-2-051"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Spanish Presidency (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.4.2-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"The Seville Summit was heralded as a new stage in the development of a European immigration and asylum policy. I have two observations to make after the event. First of all, I am very relieved that the proposal for a European police service for border control and the idea of deducting development aid from unwilling countries of origin of illegal immigrants have not been adopted. These measures were mainly aimed at fighting the symptoms, namely keeping the illegal immigrants out. This might placate anxious European citizens in the short term, but the usefulness and consequences of the measures had not been sufficiently thought through. Secondly, only a combination of fair distribution of welfare on the one hand and an enforceable European asylum and immigration system on the other can offer a viable future. Unfortunately, the Summit has not resulted in any progress in this area, even though proposals have been ready for some time. I can appreciate that rejected asylum seekers have to return to their countries of origin. What happens, however, with the millions of illegal immigrants who have never applied for asylum? I endorse the idea of trying to restrict the inflow, but how do we intend to regulate the outflow? Given the sensitive nature of the issue, I can understand that this takes time. However, the European Council has merely regurgitated existing decisions. This is not a new stage in the development, but stagnation."@en1

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