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"Mr President, Commissioner, the 2004 and 2007 enlargements in which 12 new countries acceded to the Union are now behind us. It is now time to focus on the integration of all the citizens of the 27 countries and to set a common course and common challenges for Europe.
One of the points in the Commission's programme is to put the citizens first. With that in mind, future enlargements should be approached with caution and due consideration. Enlargements opposed by the citizens should be avoided. I have in mind Turkey.
As Mr Barroso pointed out, we lack a common immigration policy. I trust that the principle adopted will involve controlled immigration, carefully selected, as in the United States. After all, immigration is not simply a response to particular circumstances affecting the labour market or pensions. It involves people with whom we will have to coexist for centuries. We should select individuals who will find integrating into European civilisation a pleasure rather than an imposition."@en1
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