Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-05-Speech-3-039"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:”Echelon”2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010905.2.3-039"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-05-Speech-3-0402
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianni Vattimo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would also like to thank Mr Schmid in my capacity as a member of the Temporary Committee on Echelon for his extensive, far-reaching endeavours in collecting and organising a truly impressive mass of highly technical information. The report and its extensive conclusions and recommendations section, in particular, represent a major contribution on the part of Parliament to the protection of European citizens’ and companies’ freedom. The main results have already been presented by Mr Schmid and so I will not go back over that ground in my speech, although not all the conclusions are consistent with some of the information given in the report, as Mr Di Lello pointed out. To increase the effectiveness of the report and with a view to the protection of citizens’ privacy, in particular, as well as companies, may I suggest to Mr Schmid, once again, and to the Members that they include some amendments tabled by Mr Di Lello and others, specifically Amendments Nos 12, 20, 21, 22 and 30. These amendments have been rejected by the temporary committee but I believe this was purely out of concern for practicality. It has, in fact, been maintained that a form of huge-scale, global non-differentiating interception such as Echelon, based solely on recognition of a number of keywords and using search engines, would be invaluable for combating terrorism and crime. Now, the amendments which I recommend should be put to the vote state, on the other hand, clearly – and rightly so – that these interceptions are contrary to the principle of legality and proportionality which should govern every operation compromising the confidentiality of communications, and therefore cannot be permitted. It may be that, in the future, we will have to amend the laws in question in line with the development of information technology but, as things stand at the moment, this is the situation. Including the amendments cited in the Schmid report would be a decisive contribution towards ensuring that the European citizens feel that their interests are fully represented and that the Unions’ institutions do not lose credibility as a result of the report."@en1

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