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"Mr President, in listening to this morning’s debate I hope that what we have heard is a more realistic approach to the issues facing European nations in dealing with the flows of refugees and migrants currently heading towards Europe.
I understand that many of those coming are fleeing persecution, but I fear that the initial response by some European nations may have consigned even more vulnerable people to trafficking and exploitation by criminal gangs. President Tusk focused this morning on the matter of securing borders, concluding that even though deals with third countries are possible, no third country can replace us in protecting our external borders. President Juncker indicated that we need to slow down the uncontrolled flow of people. If this is a more realistic approach, it is late but welcome. Of course, it is only part of the answer. It requires a dual approach: stability in the region and promoting policies to encourage economic growth.
However, I am perturbed by the tone of some of the leaders’ comments in this debate this morning. Let me address Mr Weber’s intemperate outburst on behalf of my constituents in the United Kingdom. We are not a nation of extremes but a compassionate people who have mandated our government to give aid to the Syrian refugee crisis. In fact, we are the second largest bilateral donor of aid to the refugee crisis in Syria and one of the few countries working to fulfil our Millennium Development Goals.
Finally, it is disgraceful that while we have heard much from the Presidents of the Council and the Commission this morning about the role of European nations and the need for ever more funding from those European nations, they have ignored the potential contribution of the Gulf States in resolving this very difficult situation. It is time we ensured that these states stepped up to the mark and took on their moral responsibility to deal with this crisis along with the rest of us."@en1
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