Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-12-Speech-4-036"
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"Mr President, the European Union does indeed have every interest in creating an area of stability, security and democracy on the other side of the Mediterranean, and therefore any efforts it devotes towards this are by no means wasted. Much remains to be done, however. The situation in that region remains volatile. Indeed, aid must not be misused for further tolerating conditions or for keeping regimes in power that have been violating human rights for years. We, the European Union, must not perpetuate any taboos. Major obstacles to the achievement of our objectives include the further rise of Islam on the one hand, and the continuing immigration problem on the other. We must make it clear that further waves of immigration are in the interests of neither Maghreb countries nor Europe. Those countries certainly do not stand to gain from the brain drain or other such phenomena. Besides, further immigration hinders the integration of the immigrants already present in Europe. We must continue to make an issue of this. It is a matter of continuing our efforts to bring about greater democracy and stability in these countries, both in their interests and in ours, including in the context of the policy of good neighbourly relations that is now in the pipeline."@en1
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