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"The right to respect for private and family life and data protection are closely related. Moreover, we know that thanks to continuous technological advancements, the efficient protection of personal data cannot remain restricted to the Union’s borders but must be extended worldwide. That is why the Union is trying to promote a dialogue with third countries, as well as a transatlantic dialogue with the United States and Canada. An initial meeting of experts on legal systems for data protection has already taken place last May in Brussels during the Swedish Presidency.
During a Legal and Home Affairs meeting involving top American officials, which took place on 17 July of this year, both the presidency and the United States recognised the need for reaching an agreement in this area. A second meeting was to take place under the Belgian Presidency, this time at the invitation of the US, to lay the groundwork for future agreements.
With this report by Mr Schmid drawn up on behalf of the Temporary ECHELON Committee, Parliament has more than met what is expected within the Union in terms of quality. Therefore, Parliament and the Schmid report are fundamental to greater awareness of this issue. The Council and the presidency, each within their own remit, will make every effort to guarantee fully respect for private and family life and data protection, both within the Union and elsewhere.
After all, electronic communication is only set to increase in future. Communications are, by definition, private in nature, and their confidentiality must be guaranteed. It would, therefore, be totally unacceptable, on grounds of principle, for communications to be tapped without a very legitimate reason indeed and without those tapping the communications being subjected to any kind of democratic control.
The Belgian Presidency sets great store by the security of networks and information. A policy which is predominantly based on Commission communication COM (2001) 298 which, on the one hand, draws attention to the need to fight cyber crime and, on the other, indicates the need to protect data in the field of telecommunication.
Today’s communication offers fresh food for thought, and the Belgian Presidency intends to continue on this path. Accordingly, we wish, first of all, to make progress in the development of an alarm and information system which aims to combat the risks inherent to the use of IT. More specifically, the presidency hopes that the Telecommunications Council of 15 October next will result in a clear, common objective. That should enable the Telecommunications Council of December to lay down a detailed action plan and timeframe in terms of
security. Moreover, we intend to examine further the progress made by the Member States in the field of systems security within the framework of the implementation of the
Europe 2002 action plan. Different initiatives have been launched in the Member States in order to encourage citizens and businesses to make use of safe IT material. In addition, the sixth Framework Programme concerning research, which is currently being discussed in the Council, should also emphasise all aspects related to security of networks and information traffic."@en1
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