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"Mr President, at a time when Tunisia has just held its first democratic elections, the Member States of the European Union are still struggling to support the aspirations of those on the southern shores of the Mediterranean and to demonstrate real solidarity.
The Council’s reactions to the revolutions in the countries on the southern shore can no longer be limited to declarations of principle and short-term objectives. The European Union must move up a gear by proposing concrete, long-term measures. This is the purpose of this resettlement programme.
The conclusion – at last – of the ordinary legislative procedure on this issue and, by extension, the application by all the Member States of the common European programme on the resettlement of refugees, at a historic moment in time, would bear witness to our will to react effectively by working together to propose suitable instruments.
Currently, only 10 Member States participate annually in the resettlement of refugees, and there is no proper coordination when they do. Yet the representatives of the EU Member States have said again in recent months that they support the peoples’ aspirations. This support for the people of partner countries must result in Europe showing solidarity by accommodating refugees.
The European resettlement programme should be an additional tool for protecting refugees and asylum seekers. It should allow for the implementation of a European hospitality policy for resettled populations. It needs to be implemented urgently. We must break the deadlock before the end of 2011, and it is up to the Council to do this."@en1
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