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"Mr President, Eritrea has not had a fortunate history but I do not recall anything in its recent past which has been as atrocious as the situation is now.
Looking at the motion, one finds that my country, Malta, and Libya find their place in the resolution. It was a great misfortune that some time ago a substantial number of Eritreans were forcibly repatriated to Eritrea. It was unfortunate because they did not have enough documentation that would have allowed them to apply for refugee status. They did not want to do this as at the time Malta was not part of the European Union and their original intention was to go to Italy. Although technically Malta was right, it was certainly not morally right.
We now know that the fate of those Eritreans, through reports from one or two survivors who have managed to escape their country again, has been terrible. Many were incommunicado, many were tortured. An eye-witness has even said that a number have died or been murdered. I believe that, when faced with such a situation, the European Union has to take a different attitude to such a country. There should be no further dialogue because dialogue is not understood. Dialogue has broken down. We have to assert ourselves in a way whereby the Eritreans come to see the need for the European Union. Financial help and all forms of assistance may be withdrawn."@en1
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