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Simon Busuttil
Information about this person was last updated on Monday, January 30, 2012.
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[said:]: Muscat walks like a Nationalist, talks like one. He even dresses up like one. But he does not have PN policies. Correction – he does not have any policies.
timesofmalta 22-JAN-12
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[said:]: I am proud that both my country and my political group in the European Parliament, the EPP, are four-square behind the Libyan people in this new beginning,
timesofmalta 20-OCT-11
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[ said]: We have done our part
ppe 13-SEP-11
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[-concluded]: When national border guards participate in Frontex missions they will now act as European Border Guards. This underscores the idea that in a free movement Schengen Zone, the strengthening of our external borders is not just a matter for frontier Member States but a matter of common concern
ppe 13-SEP-11
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[ said]: Frontex was asked to start running when it didn't yet know how to walk. The demands put on this agency since its very inception were huge,
timesofmalta 09-SEP-11
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[-told]: The people escaping Libya also raise issues for Tunisia, which is already under severe pressure for other reasons
timesofmalta 15-JUL-11
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[said:]: We have done our part. Frontex will be up to the task. It will cater for Europe’s needs.
MaltaIndipendent 15-JUL-11
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[ said]: Frontex was asked to start running when it didn't yet know how to walk. The demands put on this agency since its very inception were huge
eppgroup 12-JUL-11
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[-declared]: Serious accusations have been levelled against Frontex when it came to saving lives at sea. This new law sets up a consultative forum on fundamental rights which will act as a watchdog on Frontex. The new Fundamental Rights Officer, within Frontex, will help it navigate better. But crucially, in the case of a breach of human rights, Frontex missions would be suspended or terminated
eppgroup 12-JUL-11
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[said:]: We have done our part. Frontex will be up to the task. It will cater for Europe's needs.
eppgroup 12-JUL-11
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[ said]: We are going to the Libyan border to see the situation of fleeing refugees for ourselves. The fight for democracy in Libya is causing temporary side effects such as the considerable numbers of people fleeing the country. Europe must address the challenges posed by this situation, particularly the treatment of refugees, humanitarian aid as well as the impact on migration towards Europe. The people escaping Libya also raise issues for Tunisia, which is already under severe pressure for other reasons
europarl 11-JUL-11
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[ said]: Yesterday, the European Parliament sent a message to the Commission and EU Member States that we need strong cooperation among consumer agencies
eppgroup 06-JUL-11
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[said:]: With the phenomenal growth of cross-border trade, consumer complaints on purchases made in other EU countries are growing exponentially. But we do not have sufficient cooperation among national consumer agencies to see to their needs. This is why we need to review existing EU law
eppgroup 06-JUL-11
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[-said]: This is the Frontex that Europe needs in the coming years and we hope that it will now deliver better
ppe 23-JUN-11
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[ said]: Finally, we are on track to making the agency more effective
ppe 23-JUN-11
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[ said]: The European Parliament will sustain its support for the Libyan people and insist that the European Commission increases its humanitarian aid to Benghazi as well as to the refugee camps on the borders with Tunisia and Egypt
eppgroup 22-JUN-11
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[ said]: Countries seeking to join the EU are expected to combat corruption but once they join there is no mechanism to keep them on their toes. It is precisely such a mechanism that we have been calling for and therefore we welcome this first step in this direction
eppgroup 07-JUN-11
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[-said]: While it is not an easy decision to commit your country's resources to support military humanitarian intervention, it is important that we continue to do what is humanly right and possible, and not what is politically convenient,
MaltaToday 26-MAY-11
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[-said]: It is also about carrying our own among the international community and showing that we too are ready to shoulder our part in acting on what we believe in,
MaltaToday 26-MAY-11
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[ noted]: Different people and different countries have different values
europarl 25-MAY-11
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[-said]: The solutions are already there,
ppe 05-MAY-11
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[-charged]: so far there has been no political will to implement these commitments because these are difficult political issues and governments across Europe are afraid of losing votes and losing power,
ppe 05-MAY-11
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[-said]: We have a common line within our EPP Group here in the European Parliament,
ppe 05-MAY-11
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[-pointed out]: they are in the Immigration and Asylum Pact in 2008, in the Communication published yesterday by the European Commission on the migration package - and they were already there in the Lisbon Treaty itself,
ppe 05-MAY-11
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[-said]: But let us be frank,
ppe 05-MAY-11
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[ added]: A common approach on immigration in the EU has become imperative, more so in a common area without internal border controls where action or inaction by one Member State has a direct impact on others and on the EU as a whole. If we want an internal EU area without borders, then we should share the responsibility of protecting our external borders,
eppgroup 19-APR-11
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[ concluded]: The EPP Group strongly supports the establishment of a common European immigration policy founded on political and operational solidarity, mutual trust, shared responsibility and joint efforts through common principles and concrete actions towards Member States most directly concerned by migratory movements,
eppgroup 19-APR-11
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[ said]: The whole of Europe is confronted with the political instability in the countries of North Africa. All Member States are called on to manage the flow of illegal immigrants with dignity and responsibility,
eppgroup 19-APR-11
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[-said]: The Maltese people are asking: Are we going to shoulder this alone? This is the big question,
rferl 04-APR-11
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[said:]: Today's vote has delivered a big majority for a stronger Frontex. We have long criticised the agency's lack of effectiveness. Now we are doing something about it.
timesofmalta 17-MAR-11
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[-concluded]: We have a strong mandate to negotiate with Council and I hope that Council will rise to the occasion as there is no better time to agree on this review than now. I hope that the Hungarian Presidency will seize this opportunity
ppe 17-MAR-11
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[ said]: Somehow I am not surprised
europarl 16-MAR-11
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[ said]: Among the European Institutions, it is the European Commission, as Guardian of the Treaties, which has the prerogative to conduct an objective analysis about a Member State's legislation and its compliance with EU law. After the Commission's analysis and its negotiations with the Hungarian Government on the media law, the Hungarian Parliament adopted the requested amendments to the law on Monday. On behalf of the European Commission, the Commissioner for Digital Agenda confirmed that every single section of
eppgroup 10-MAR-11
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[ concluded]: The EPP Group has shown today that it is a credible and responsible Group by voting against this Resolution. As far as we are concerned, the debate on the Hungarian media law in the European Parliament has come to an end
eppgroup 10-MAR-11
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[ said]: Malta took 12,000 evacuees from Libya. Would member states have sent planes to take them if they were Libyan rather their own nationals?
europarl 03-MAR-11
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[ declared]: It is now clear for all that the debate on the Hungarian media law held yesterday in the plenary and the attempt to adopt a Resolution were blatant cases of political instrumentalisation by the Liberal, Socialist, Green and Communist Groups in the European Parliament. After the due completion of the European Commission's legal analysis, the Hungarian Government, as promised, is now acting in line with its previous undertakings to amend the law. So there was absolutely no point in attacking a government that
eppgroup 17-FEB-11
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[said:]: As a Maltese MEP I am proud to form part of this important mission because Tunisia is a neighbour and has close ties with Malta. We shall be transmitting the clear message that Europe wants to help Tunisia through this difficult transition.
MaltaIndipendent 04-FEB-11
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