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"Mr President, last year, we could have learned a lesson as we witnessed numerous tragedies at sea with boats crowded with migrants, but we obviously have not. After being tortured in Libya, the health condition of many is extremely poor. Their medication is paid for by volunteers and numerous new arrivals are suffering from post-traumatic stress. I agree, we quickly need a solution for Lampedusa and we need the asylum and migration policy in the Union to be better implemented. Ladies and gentlemen, today we are celebrating Europe Day. Let us stand up for an open Europe, a Europe that will not turn a blind eye to the plight of desperate migrants. We can expect new tragedies to take place in the future unless we take drastic measures and unless European governments provide an adequate response. I am pleased that the Italian Government has changed its position, as mentioned by Ms Borsellino. I myself took part in the delegation that visited Lampedusa. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, this year alone, at least thirteen different ships, each carrying one hundred refugees, have landed on the Italian coast. The island of Lampedusa, which represents the first entry point into Europe, therefore continues to be a danger zone. I did not get the impression that the reception centre on the island had been so completely destroyed that it could not be rebuilt as early as last year. Now we are hearing that it will be rebuilt, but we want to know the date – when exactly? We want to know the answer today. We cannot allow any migrants who are rescued to become the victims of detention on boats, which is what happened last year off the coast of Lampedusa as the island shut its doors. Today, the immigrants on the island stay in a holiday home, but they have to wait for more than a month before they can apply for asylum."@en1
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