Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-11-Speech-3-014"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress in implementing the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) in 20032
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040211.1.3-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-11-Speech-3-0152
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, on the scoreboard covering both the first and second half of 2003, the Commission demonstrates that it has made progress, and the European Council too, at Thessaloniki, has provided fresh impulses to stimulate progress in this area of policy. I should like to extend my congratulations to both. The Council of Ministers is being pointed out as being the main culprit for leaving a number of asylum and immigration dossiers untouched. According to the Commission, Member States must abandon their reservations before the five-year period specified in the Treaty of Amsterdam has lapsed, by which time, according to the Commission, these measures should be adopted. Although this is correct, a five-year period for measures in this area was very short indeed. Widely supported legislation established over a longer period of time is more useful than swift measures that are subsequently not implemented due to political unwillingness. The European arrest warrant is a case in point. I was surprised at the Commission proposals with regard to the admission of immigrants to the European Union. Surely that was not one of the obligations enshrined in the Treaty of Amsterdam? It is a topic that requires another extensive debate. Partly as a result of incidents of this nature, I am not in favour of fully implementing the vote by qualified majority in the Council about European action in the fields of justice and home affairs. These matters should be considered on an individual basis. Finally, I noticed that the Commission wishes to increase the budget for justice and home affairs considerably so as to be able to take measures in the area of illegal immigration and organised crime. Could Commissioner Vitorino elaborate on this?"@en1

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