Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-22-Speech-1-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Assistance in cases of transit (removal by air)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030922.8.1-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-22-Speech-1-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this is the second time that we find ourselves discussing this topic. The objective of Germany’s initiative is to improve cooperation between Member States where the implementation of deportation orders is concerned. Although direct flights are always preferable, this is not always possible in practice. Sometimes transits through other countries prove necessary. As the rapporteur has already pointed out, this initiative goes about regulating this tricky topic in the right way. The deportation of people – as the minority opinion clearly demonstrates – remains a contentious topic, but, in for a penny, in for a pound. An asylum and immigration system is of no value whatsoever if it is not enforced from start to finish. This can lead to people being deported. In my view, the proposal safeguards the rights of these people and at the same time, facilitates cooperation between the Member States. Finally, I should like to take this opportunity to say something about the selected legal basis, Article 63. The appended opinion from the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market is right to see this legal basis as consistent. This is a third-pillar procedure in which a Member State takes the initiative and Parliament has only an advisory role. The Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs often finds this difficult to deal with, and understandably so. In my view, though, a political wish for more power should not stand in the way of, or slow down, effective legislation drafted on the basis of the correct legal basis. We should let the political wish prevail, for then this will diminish our actual influence on the content."@en1

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