Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-11-Speech-2-296"
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"The summit between European and African countries took place on the 8 and 9 December in Lisbon, Portugal. More than 70 heads of state and government attended.
Malta’s contribution focused on the issue of irregular immigration.
It is in Malta’s interest that Africa is seen as Europe’s responsibility. Assistance given and investment made in Africa will mean that fewer people from that continent will be forced to leave their country for a better life. The majority of irregular immigrants that reach Malta come from sub-Saharan Africa and are economic immigrants. The situation, however, could deteriorate when the general preferential trade agreements expire on the 31 December 2007.
Most African countries have rejected the proposal of ‘special partnership agreements’. Only one fifth have signed interim agreements. Even if the expiry date is extended, it is in the interest of every country to sign interim agreements to absorb the negative economic impact following the expiry of the ‘preferential agreements’.
Other irregular immigrants who come to Malta are political refugees. The fact that human rights issues in Darfur and Zimbabwe were omitted from the original agenda does not augur well for the voiceless who continue to suffer in silence."@en1
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