Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-20-Speech-1-092"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agreement between the EC and Pakistan on readmission - Community readmission agreements with third countries (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100920.18.1-092"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-20-Speech-1-0932
lpv:speaker	lp:Rita Borsellino2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partito Democratico (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today’s debate on readmission agreements cannot escape the now thorny issue of the agreement between the European Union and Libya. We know that one part of the agreement centres on the fight against illegal immigration. We are worried because so far, the Commission has said little to us on the issue, despite the fact that the Treaty of Lisbon obliges the Commission to provide Parliament with information promptly. As we know, Libya is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention on Human Rights, nor has it so far shown that it has adopted standards of behaviour in line with international law. I am thinking of the case of the Eritrean immigrants held in inhumane conditions in the Libyan centre of Brak, as well as the closure of the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Above all, however, I am thinking about the events of last week, when a Libyan patrol boat opened fire on an Italian fishing boat from the Mazara del Vallo fleet in international waters, claiming that there were illegal immigrants on board. This is an extremely worrying explanation that brings to mind the agreement signed between Libya and Italy. Among other things, this provides for the refoulement of immigrants to Libya without any provisions on the right to request asylum or individual, case-by-case assessments of each situation, whilst it also permits the use of firearms to stop immigrants. Given that part of the agreement is secret in this case too, I wonder if the Commission is aware of its content and whether, in the case in question, it thinks it necessary to request explanations regarding the Libyan authorities’ ability to open fire on boats if they suspect that they are carrying illegal immigrants. Because if this was the case …"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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