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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I must congratulate and thank Mrs Klamt for all of the work she has put in on this report on managing economic migration.
The best way of implementing a genuinely effective immigration policy that is actually accepted by the citizens is by means of a balanced approach, and that is precisely what Mrs Klamt has proposed. The notions of, on the one hand, accepting everybody and, on the other, building up the myth of zero immigration, are neither realistic nor particularly responsible. It is high time that Europe addressed immigration calmly, frankly and humanely. Let us not wait for further tragedies before addressing the issue.
It is no longer conceivable for each Member State to implement its own immigration policy in its own backyard. No State can take such decisions alone. What Europe needs is a truly global, common and coherent approach. Working together, we must try to establish partnerships with countries of origin and transit in order to manage migratory flows and the acceptance of migrants. We must be realistic. We will not solve the problem by building walls and barbed wire – reminding us of previous eras – by strengthening border policies or by building reception and detention centres. These men and women come to Europe not to have fun, but to survive and to feed their families.
The real problem is the difference between our continent and the countries of origin in terms of development and living standards. The EU must take action to bridge this gap by means of a genuine co-development policy, which entails financing projects to encourage migrants to stay in their countries in decent living conditions.
The second crucial point is that common measures must be put in place regarding legal immigration. Short-term, piecemeal responses, such as mass regularisation, are not the answer. Take Spain, for example, which recently regularised 700 000 people, and which is now experiencing the biggest bombardment of immigrants in its history. That is not the answer. It is one possible answer, but only if backed up by a genuine common policy, based on both justice and security, enabling the harmonious regulation of migratory flows.
Ladies and gentlemen, Europe is equipped with specialised structures and financial means. The time has come to end the interminable rhetoric and to take action. We can no longer stand by as human beings die simply because they wanted to come to our countries for a better life."@en1
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