18
Sep
2024
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Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)
Madam President, thank you very much. The European Union was supposed to facilitate the free movement of people, goods and capital, and today it actually facilitates the activities of organised crime. Three examples. First, the VAT mafias, which use a flawed system with zero VAT at the border. It's a problem you've known for years, and you're not doing anything about it. Second, the junk mafia. It is estimated that up to 30% of waste trade in the European Union is illegal. In Poland, for years, we have had a massive import of waste and numerous fires of illegal landfills. You're not doing anything about it either. Finally, people smuggling. The policy of forced relocation of immigrants is to throw incentives at smugglers. According to Europol, more than 90% of illegal immigrants reach the European Union thanks to smugglers, whose profits amount to up to €6 billion a year. Anyone who supports mass, uncontrolled, illegal immigration is actually building a villa with a pool for mobsters who smuggle people in. Germany is closing the wrong borders right now. Close the external borders of the European Union and end illegal immigration.