Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-05-Speech-3-354"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Mutual information procedure Integration of immigrants in the European Union European Union immigration policy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060705.22.3-354"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-05-Speech-3-3552
lpv:speaker	lp:Kyriacos Triantaphyllides2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou - Aristera - Nees Dynameis (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, immigration is not a scourge and multiculturalism is a fact which we need not to tolerate but to welcome, and not with words but with deeds. By not trying hard enough to overcome the obstacles faced by our fellow citizens who are immigrants and by raising obstacles to immigrants seeking to enter the territory of the Union legally, we are putting a brake on progress itself. It is of course important, when talking about integration, for us to be clear about what we mean. What should we be working towards? Fundamental integration should not be interpreted as the integration and full assimilation of immigrants, nor as an offer of privileges which uphold and maintain a discriminatory system which may strengthen racist and xenophobic behaviour. The objective of integration presupposes a two-way relationship of offer and dialogue, exchange and interaction, understanding and mutual respect of the citizens of Europe as a whole. It is impossible, without the safeguarding of equal access to employment, to state education and to the national health system, in an environment which is not characterised by divisions between immigrants and non-immigrants, for the citizens of Europe, irrespective of origin, to benefit as a whole from the prosperity of an advanced social and economic area. At the same time, it is our duty to ensure that immigrants, as citizens of Europe, are able to participate at all levels and in all activities of the state, including the democratic right to vote and stand for election. To close, I want to remind everyone that integration is not only an objective for immigrants, but the duty of each and every one of their fellow European citizens."@en1

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