Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-23-Speech-1-062"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common asylum procedure and internal security2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020923.5.1-062"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-23-Speech-1-0632
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean Lambert2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, we would like to congratulate the rapporteur for having brought together two sensitive issues which many of us would prefer not to see linked since the question of security often provides a questionable alibi, feeding the prejudices of those who prefer to restrict asylum and develop a policy of deterrence towards those needing to exercise their individual and fundamental rights. We are pleased that we can concur with the rapporteur on his statements on the need to uphold human rights and civil liberties. We believe that civil liberties are not secondary to security; we are told that a key value of the European Union is the protection of freedom, justice and civil liberties, and we agree with the last speaker that we need to be vigilant on this. We also fully support the view that the governing principle must be that of international obligations, fairly and humanely applied. So for example, we can agree with paragraph 12, that immediate and general detention should be avoided. We also fully support conclusion 5 of the report, which stresses the need for an holistic approach towards asylum and immigration looking at this as a horizontal policy objective and considering all policy areas, particularly those with an external dimension, such as trade, development, environment and agriculture. We have long argued that we need to look at the effect of European Union policies in acting as push factors, and after Johannesburg we must be even more aware that what we are aiming for is sustainable development, reducing the causes of seeking asylum. We trust that will form part of the open coordination. We agree with the number of concerns raised about open coordination: in a number of other policy areas, it has almost become a democracy bypass, leaving out the European Parliament and often also national parliaments. But we hope that, through the open coordination method, solutions to difficult issues, such as finding best practice for legal entry for asylum seekers and other immigrants, will be found."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lambert (Verts/ALE )."1

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