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"Mr President, many Members have referred to the Europol report, which indicates that 10 000 unaccompanied minors now in the European Union are being exploited. Europol is probably the most respected agency in this House, and I know, having spoken to the colleagues involved, that its figure is just a snapshot. There has never been a refugee crisis in which the managed trafficking of minors has been so brutal and so systematic. And in the coming weeks and months you will see more horror stories of the kind that we are witnessing.
I am not saying this for good effect, but for the benefit of all those who believe that we have the luxury of giving up: giving up on the Commission’s plans; giving up for not having done anything; giving up on the Member States which are doing less than other Member States doing more. If we have that luxury, and if you think that we can do that, then just understand that in the coming weeks, minors will be coming from Syria as genuine asylum-seekers. There is no ambiguity to their status under the Geneva Convention, whether the European Union exists or not. Therefore, we have work to do in Parliament, on the Borders Agency, on Dublin. So in our comfortable offices, let us get on with that work; let us work with the Commission. Yes, make that repeated boring speech.
Now to the Dutch Presidency. There are those Member States which are not doing their work. They are not protecting the external borders or relocating. We know that, and so let as repeat the message to Member States which are not doing their work or taking responsibility: do it now – take responsibility."@en1
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