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"Madam President, as the Commissioner said, the winds of change are blowing across North Africa; somewhat reminiscent of what happened in Eastern Europe twenty years ago. If the outcome is the same – the establishment of democratic regimes – then I think we should be very pleased. The downside, of course, is that in the short term at least, we have a refugee and asylum problem, particularly in Italy.
As Italy is in the European Union it is a problem for Italy, it is a problem for Europe; the solution has to be Italian, the solution has to be European. We cannot close the door to refugees, but, at the same time, the door cannot be opened to all the refugees and asylum seekers in the world. So the solution really is, I think, in the multi-point plan suggested by my colleague, Mr Busuttil, particularly to ensure that repatriation takes place when it is proper and safe to do so and, of course, also to send back asylum seekers who are not deserving of that status within the European Union. We have to act in solidarity with Italy and we can do so."@en1
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