Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-27-Speech-3-134"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Votes2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991027.3.3-134"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-27-Speech-3-1392
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, most of my constituents were probably not aware that an important meeting of EU Governments took place in Tampere last week on justice and home affairs. This is probably because the agreements reached make such common sense and are of such obvious benefit to ordinary Britons that not even the extremist Europhobic Tories could find anything to complain and make a fuss about. EU Governments agreed to create a common area of justice to tackle the common problem of organised crime, especially drug smuggling and human trafficking. There will now be greater cross-border police cooperation, including – at Britain’s suggestion – a new Police Chiefs’ Task Force and a European police college. There will also be greater cross-border judicial cooperation, including mutual recognition of court decisions in all EU countries. Fast track extradition will be introduced, which may even help bring ex-dictators to justice. In addition, measures were agreed at Tampere to make it easier for ordinary people to travel, live and work across Europe. Long-term British residents from non-EU countries, from the Commonwealth for example, will now receive guaranteed equal access to education, health care and other benefits on the Continent. Furthermore, Britons facing legal difficulties abroad will now have easier access to justice, including access to legal aid and translation services and simplified procedures governing compensation and debt claims. Among other measures, Governments also agreed common rules on providing refuge to those in need of political asylum and to draw up a Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Charter will, for the first time, set out all the fundamental rights enjoyed by EU citizens on one piece of paper. A milestone instrument, it will complement the European Convention on Human Rights now being incorporated by the Labour Government into UK law. With all these measures, I will no longer be stuck for advice when constituents, facing legal problems abroad, call me asking for help. Britons will now have the same statutory rights on the Continent as all other EU citizens. For so long relegated to second class under the Tories, Britons are now first class citizens under Labour."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2000-02-15)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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