Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-11-Speech-2-120"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030211.5.2-120"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-11-Speech-2-1212
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Visas are a way for governments to torment people. People think that their passports will get them into other countries but they are refused entry because they come from a country that is regarded as too hostile, too poor or too far away. Inhabitants of the EU, like Americans, are subject to far fewer compulsory visas than many others, because our territory is rich and powerful and sees itself as the centre of the world. We can find out what obstacles we are subjecting other people to by looking at the experiences of EU citizens travelling through Serbia or Belarus. The first lesson is that you must not make people queue at a customs office or outside one to pay transit tax. The second lesson is that you must never send people back to a distant embassy in a capital city or even in their country of origin to get a visa. If we turn people away we must have a good reason for doing so. If we do admit people, we must not only do so because we hope that companies in our countries can do business with them. A visa policy must be reasonable, also for students, tourists and people who are coming to present their problems to international organisations."@en1

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