Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-06-14-Speech-3-361"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Crime victims in the EU2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000614.14.3-361"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-14-Speech-3-3622
lpv:speaker	lp:Marjo Matikainen-kallström2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2000-04-03--2002-03-07)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her valuable work. The Commission has tackled a very important issue in its communiqué. The question of more effective help for the victims of crime will not be solved merely by improved legislation. We can only make permanent improvements through combined, broad-based dialogue on the part of NGOs and the national authorities. Compared to the authorities, NGOs often, in practice, have more flexible and versatile approaches to problem solving. For example, Internet-based info-banks and service telephones provided through voluntary work could be developed in parallel with the services provided by the authorities. The rigid nature of the courts and especially the high costs involved often prevent victims of crime from discovering their rights. The situation is in untenable conflict with EU principles of the rule of law. People have to enjoy true justice without having to pay for it. The minimum level of legal protection in the Member States of the EU must not be allowed to slip to that which exists in the United States. The EU and its Member States must also ensure that the victims of crime do not have to suffer twice over for the wrong done them. In particular, when it comes to organised crime, many victims forsake the opportunity to go to trial as a result of pressures or for fear of vengeance. EU Member States must develop more effective cooperation among the authorities in post-trial situations, for example, in the areas of plaintiff and witness protection programmes. The added value of Europol in this process must also be investigated carefully."@en1

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