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"Mr President, I am going to refer to the Thessaloniki agenda in relation to immigration and asylum. Compared to the Seville conclusions, I find it genuinely interesting, although, having heard Mr Borghezio, I am wondering whether my analysis may be mistaken. Seriously, I believe that the Council has returned to a more global and balanced vision of immigration, reducing the decibels of its declarations, but in a more measured way increasing the intensity of the measures adopted. I take a positive view of the option of guaranteeing border control by means of a Community operative structure for cooperation.
Border control is necessary, but it is only one part of immigration policy, Mr President, and it has its limits: in terms of security, because criminals do not normally use their documents or cross borders by the usual routes, and in terms of the management of migratory flows, because the majority of immigrants currently residing in Europe, without documentation, crossed the borders originally in a legal fashion, as students, with an initial work permit or as tourists, but the border was crossed legally in any case.
In fact, the situation at maritime borders is dramatic and people have a very negative perception of it, since they feel subjected to a dual tension: fear of a phenomenon which appears to be out of control, and a tremendous compassion which we all feel when we see, sometimes, bodies reaching our coasts. In terms of numbers, however, this is very limited compared to the overall phenomenon of immigration.
The Tampere element is needed, and its application does not require money, but does require political courage. It is also necessary to create a common legislative framework for legal entry and for the harmonisation of asylum. Similarly, readmission agreements are just one part of the relationship with third countries. We should use a little imagination so that, in a world such as ours, in which everything has the potential to move within a global framework, the movement of people can become a virtuous circle, generating a little wealth for third countries, for our neighbours and for us. We will need this imagination.
Furthermore, Mr President, please allow me to end by congratulating you on having accepted, for the first time, the need for a European integration policy and on having correctly identified its objectives and the need to implement them with local and regional authorities and social actors. We have a lot at stake in this field. The co-existence of our Member States is at stake. I only hope – and I congratulate you on your Presidency – that your successors will deal with this issue with the same care as you."@en1
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