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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to begin by thanking everyone for their contribution to this debate and for the support expressed for the Commission’s proposal. We agree with the amendments intended to clarify the system that has been proposed. I am referring here to simplifying the residence permit, to the possibility of extending the reasonable reflection period on the basis of serious grounds and to the need for the victim who has been issued with a residence permit to remain available to the competent authorities. Similarly, we can support the amendments specifying that the victim must be informed in a language they understand or that they can submit a request for asylum as well as the amendments stipulating that the decisions to withdraw or not to renew a residence permit can be appealed against and that the withdrawal of authorisation must have good reason. We also support the amendments that seek to clarify certain concepts, such as the seriousness of the offences referred to or the examples of vulnerable persons.
We cannot, however, support the proposals that eliminate the granting of social benefits such as access to the labour market, to vocational training and to education. We are talking about short-term residence permits and these measures will not only have a major economic impact but will above all provide an important incentive for cooperation with police authorities.
Similarly, we feel that minors must not be included in the common rules. The provision of a specific framework that guarantees greater protection for minors, who are particularly vulnerable victims, is of the utmost importance. Lastly, we believe that giving victims the opportunity to maintain relations with trafficking networks in order to work as informers could have terrible consequences. We must be aware of the power of these networks, of the vulnerability of the victims and of the risk that such a solution would entail.
Lastly, we cannot accept the amendments which, although reasonable and well-founded, appear to exceed the legal basis of this instrument: I am referring to the protection of privacy, to the identification of the victim in a court case and to the recognition of harm suffered and compensation for this, which are covered in other texts, both at European and at national level. I wish once again to thank Parliament for the support it has given this Commission initiative."@en1
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