Many of us in Parliament would like to have gone further, but I believe that this is a step in the right direction, for two reasons in particular: firstly, because we are currently creating a new instrument aimed at benefiting the nationals of third countries who wish to immigrate to the territory of Member States by conferring upon them a set of rights; secondly, as Mrs Mathieu has already said, because of the political message that we are sending overseas, which counteracts the idea of a Fortress Europe that is only able to adopt repressive measures and strengthen security, while, at the same time, we are responding to the concerns expressed in the Stockholm Programme regarding the creation of flexible immigration policies in order to promote the Union's economic development.
Teiseks - nagu Véronique Mathieu juba ütles - poliitilise sõnumi tõttu, mille me väljapoole saadame, et tasakaalustada ideed Euroopa kindlusest, mis suudab vaid võtta repressiivseid meetmeid ja tugevdada julgeolekut. Samal ajal me vastame Stockholmi programmis väljendatud muredele, mis on seotud liidu majandusarengu edendamiseks paindliku sisserändepoliitika loomisega.