Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-04-19-Speech-4-471-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-04-19"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120419.19.4-471-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Simon Busuttil2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 unknown; Partit Nazzjonalista (2009-07-14--2013-04-05)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 member; CRIM (2012-03-28--2013-04-05)3 member; PETI (2012-01-19--2013-04-05)3 substitute; IMCO (2012-01-19--2013-04-05)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2013-04-05)3 member; LIBE (2012-01-19--2013-04-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you Mr President. The idea of introducing biometric passports was, among other things, to make it more difficult for our passports to be forged, and therefore make it easier for our citizens to travel. However, we all know that certain difficulties and problems have been identified even with biometric passports. That is why we presented this parliamentary question with the aim of asking the Commission to consider and investigate these problems in detail. Today, we are studying the prospective solutions to these problems. I would like to state that our citizens find border control to be a very sensitive subject. Subjects such as illegal immigration, the illegal presence of people in Europe and the opening and closing of our borders evoke many strong sensitivities, and our citizens have repeatedly shown us that they want us to pay due attention to such matters. Parliament has very good experience in this regard, mainly in relation to topics such as Schengen, which involves the expertise of people like Carlos Coelho, and Frontex. Biometric passports are another important part of this dimension of security, and it is therefore in our every interest to ensure that biometric passports are effective and that they cannot be tampered with. I feel that if we were to address the difficulties identified through these studies, then honest, law-abiding citizens who travel regularly will be able to enjoy the benefits we can achieve in this regard."@en1
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