Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-13-Speech-1-133"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Integrated management of the external borders2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030113.7.1-133"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-13-Speech-1-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Ozan Ceyhun2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2000-10-23--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (2000-10-23--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I feel myself honoured to be allowed to say the last word here today. Before wishing you good-night, I would of course like to avail myself of the opportunity to tell you what I think and, as one who comes from Germany, to set out in clear terms the importance of external border control, Germany being, as Mr von Boetticher has just said, a country with a vast external border. So, Commissioner, we are very glad that you have presented this communication, and also that the report by the PPE-DE Group's Mr Pirker has proposed the right thing and enjoys our support for that reason. I assume that Parliament's united manifestation of agreement with the Commission in this area will, perhaps with the Greek Presidency's help, make it possible to win the Council over, as the Greek Presidency has already signalled the importance it attaches to combating illegal immigration and smugglers of any kind. I have high hopes of them. This Parliament does of course have Members who persist in regarding the reinforcement of police or border control units as problematic, and who tell us how much better all these things should be done. Over and over again, they ask why we need the police so much. I can tell them in all frankness that I should prefer to deploy as many police officers as possible and have a secure border that prevents refugees escaping to their deaths. I become really fed up with it all and find myself thinking that the responsibility must be shouldered by us all together. We cannot keep on standing idly by while people die, and the only way we can prevent people dying is if our borders are secure and illegal immigrants are no longer exploited or abused by gangs of smugglers. It is for that reason that I hope we can all reach our objective together. Good night."@en1

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