Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-05-Speech-3-372"

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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	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060705.22.3-372"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-05-Speech-3-3742
lpv:speaker	lp:Marianne Mikko2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Stavros Lambrinidis’ report is necessary and timely. The problems experienced by immigrants are the same throughout Europe. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the post-war reconstruction work in the Member States of the European Union took place with foreign labour. The democratic countries mainly relied on spontaneous immigration, though Germany also conducted a certain amount of officially sanctioned recruitment in Turkey. At the same time, the Soviet Union combined reconstruction work in the Baltic States with an active Russification policy. Estonia’s heavy industry and mines were predominantly started up with unskilled labour imported from Russia. As a consequence of the Soviet authorities’ activities, the immigrants soon made up nearly one third of the population. After the restoration of Estonian independence, we were faced with a very difficult integration task. The greatest difficulty was the opinion consciously instilled in the newcomers that a small nation like the Estonians was unviable without the support of its large neighbour and that the immigrants from the east were representatives of a higher culture. Fifteen years later, our integration problem has lost most of its acuteness. Estonia’s experience shows that the establishment of clear rules of the game and the association of integration with definite and tangible benefits can help overcome greater difficulties. Many of the measures suggested in the report are necessary. The only question concerns the proportions of research, brainstorming and specific activities. We should definitely involve representatives of immigrant groups as broadly as possible. We should not, however, allow this discussion to remain merely a talking-shop. All participants in the process, both representatives of receiving countries and the opinion leaders of the immigrants, must be given definite tasks to perform. And action must be taken immediately, without waiting for a grand all-encompassing plan and the completion of a system of measurement."@en1

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