Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-02-Speech-1-190-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches (Rule 150)2
dcterms:Language	"mt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120702.22.1-190-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-07-02-Speech-1-191-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Joseph Cuschieri2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partit Laburista (2011-12-01--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2012-01-31--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2011-12-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; REGI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2011-12-01--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to refer once again to the arrival of a number of illegal immigrants on Malta in the past weeks and months. These people leave their country on the African continent for a variety of reasons in search of a better future in Europe. This problem is leading to a continuous influx of immigrants who are entering the Maltese Islands illegally. I would like to draw the attention of this plenary session to the need for greater solidarity to be shown by the European Union and its Member States towards Malta. This is a challenge that the whole of Europe needs to face and the responsibility should not be shouldered solely by Malta simply because it happens to be situated on the border between the two continents. This is an impossible task for Malta. The European Pact on Immigration has been a failure. The voluntary burden sharing mechanism, as opposed to an obligatory system, has not worked. There were few countries that willingly offered to partially relieve the Maltese Islands of this heavy burden. Faced with this situation, the Member States are obliged, in the name of solidarity, to do something about this. Therefore, I would first like to emphasise the need for strict rules that are fair on everyone. Secondly, I appeal to more countries to take on greater responsibility with regard to the immigration challenge, so as to eventually end up with a system whereby everybody is obliged to shoulder his fair share of the burden. Third, an effective and legislative mechanism must be created without delay …"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
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