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"Mr President, illegal immigration has become one of the European Union’s major challenges. In Spain, for example, according to all the opinion polls, it is seen as the country’s second biggest problem.
I would therefore have liked to have heard the Austrian Presidency say something more decisive, more ambitious and more concrete about the progress you expect from the next European Council in this field.
Besides the provision in the draft Constitution, we could – and in my view we should – continue to make progress on the communitisation of measures to combat illegal immigration.
I am well aware that some people will say that certain governments take decisions against the wishes of their European partners, ignoring the Commission, and then, when problems arise, they want them to be resolved amongst all of us. I would like to say to those people, however, that, with a Community policy on immigration, there would never be mass regularisation without control, and the 'pull factor' which we are currently so afraid of would not therefore exist.
Legal immigrants must be guaranteed integration and equal rights and obligations. By the way, we could consider transitional measures for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens who – I too am sure – will soon be Community citizens.
Moving on to other issues, the Presidency referred in passing to the document requested of Michel Barnier. Since last summer, Parliament has done a lot of work on natural disasters; we have visited the areas affected and, as noted in a resolution approved practically unanimously, we have seen great dissatisfaction in society and too little coordination amongst the competent administrations.
Finally, I would like to say that you have not said anything about the Regulation on the Funds. One detail remains to be resolved, Mr President, so that Parliament can vote for it during the first week of July. Your colleagues can tell you about it, but I would ask you to make a final effort and I wish you the best of luck."@en1
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