Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-24-Speech-4-098-750"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-05-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120524.6.4-098-750"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-24-Speech-4-100-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Tadeusz Zwiefka2
lpv:spokenAs	member; JURI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; CRIM (2012-03-28--2013-10-23)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I find it concerning that both today and over the space of the past few months we have repeatedly discussed an issue as fundamental as the freedom of movement and residence, not least because our debates have concerned highly-developed countries with a long tradition of democracy. Switzerland’s decision to impose temporary quotas on work permits for workers from selected EU Member States is quite simply a flagrant violation of the existing agreements between the EU and the Swiss Confederation. EU citizenship is enshrined in Article 9 TEU, and acts as a legal tie binding every natural person who holds citizenship of a Member State with the European Union. Citizens have both obligations and rights as a result, including the most important of all rights, that of the free movement of persons. European citizenship is also underpinned by the principle of equal treatment for individual citizens, regardless of their nationality. The resolution we are voting on today takes a constructive approach by opening up the subject for discussion and cooperation, and by setting out our opinion on the decision taken by the Swiss Confederation’s National Council. What is most important is for us to remember that the European Union was created for the good of its citizens. The freedom and liberty of these citizens should therefore be among the main points of focus for the work of the European Union’s institutions. As Members of the European Parliament, we are therefore obliged to make very clear our disapproval of attempts to introduce mechanisms which discriminate against citizens of the European Union."@en1

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