Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-09-21-Speech-4-067"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Organised crime2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000921.3.4-067"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-21-Speech-4-0682
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan-Kees Wiebenga2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-12-09--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2001-10-07)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2001-10-07)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2001-10-07)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-09-13--2001-10-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Liberal Group believes – with all due respect to yourself, Minister – that the Council of Ministers is looking foolish once again. Perhaps not according to the letter of the Treaty but certainly according to its spirit, Parliament must be involved in any proposed policy measure. This is simply the spirit of the Treaty of Amsterdam and our rapporteur, Mr Pirker, was absolutely right to point this out. I can perhaps interpret the Minister’s response as a promise that this kind of procedure, whereby the Council of Ministers decides upon a policy document without involving this Parliament beforehand, will not occur in future. I understand why it is happening. The presidency’s term is only six months and every presidency is keen to flex its political muscles. This is how it goes. However, this Parliament cannot accept this as an excuse for being kept in the dark. I would now like to turn to European crime prevention. The Liberal Group believes that, in addition to all kinds of practical measures which are included in the document, it is, in particular, high time that criminal prosecution was improved by means of European cooperation. This does not appear to be happening. I would like to take this opportunity to argue once again in favour of setting up a European public prosecution office. Although this is required as a matter of urgency, it has not been provided for in this plan, nor has it been mentioned at Tampere or on the scoreboard. This is a missed opportunity. In fact, the scoreboard, in the field of crime prevention, refers far too often to documents which Commissioner Vitorino is to issue, studies which are being carried out, guidance documents and such like. Documents are not what we need to fight crime. Instead we need to tackle crime head-on."@en1

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