Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-12-Speech-2-287"
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"It is difficult to give a clear answer to the more precise question from Mr Crowley. However, in my opening reply I tried to point out that, since the conference at which the expert to whom you refer expressed such criticism, the EU and the Council have tried in various ways to implement measures intended to lead to more effective cooperation in this area. I have also tried to describe the ways in which this is happening.
I am not in a position to make any clear statement on cause and effect. However, I believe that the criticism from Europol’s expert to which you referred, and many other critical comments, have led to us having more effective cooperation in this area within the EU. But I believe we all agree that a number of steps must be taken in the policy area and concerning legislation and judicial cooperation.
There is much still to do, but I believe the EU can state that important steps have been taken in recent years towards more effective cooperation in the fight against drugs.
One final reflection from the Swedish Presidency is that there is much still to be done in the areas of judicial and home affairs cooperation. At the European Council in Gothenburg on Friday and Saturday we will be proposing that the European Council agree to press to increase the tempo regarding cooperation in the areas of justice and home affairs. This applies not least to drugs cooperation, as progress needs to be faster on this matter. We hope that much of the groundwork carried out by the Swedish Presidency in this area will lead to concrete decisions during the Belgian Presidency in the areas of judicial and home affairs cooperation."@en1
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