Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-16-Speech-4-046-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120216.5.4-046-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-16-Speech-4-047-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilija Blinkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"A person’s right to live with family members, as well as the right and duty to care for children, to teach and educate them, and to live with them, are fundamental rights and duties that are unrelated to citizenship. Those rights should therefore also be respected and guaranteed for the citizens of third countries who have come to live in the European Union. I would also like to mention that there are many national and international declarations that take the same stance on this issue and recognise the rights and duties mentioned. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union lists the right to a family and family reunification as a fundamental human right. I appreciate that the European Commission has begun discussions on a revision of the rules on family reunification, applicable to migrants living in the European Union, but the Commission should consider very responsibly whether the directive provides for sufficient protection measures as regards family reunification, and we must ensure that it ends discrimination against the families of third-country citizens, because negative attitudes and intolerance towards migrants who come to Europe still exist. The Commission should also assess all the positive consequences of family reunification. Above all, the directive states that family reunification helps to ensure social and cultural stability, which creates a favourable environment for integration and facilitates the promotion of economic and social cohesion, beneficial for the local authorities of the host countries. It is also important to understand that the right to family reunification is a crucial step forward, making a tangible contribution to reducing illegal immigration and dangerous forms of social exclusion."@en1

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