Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-05-Speech-3-207"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010905.5.3-207"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-05-Speech-3-2082
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Caudron2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (1999-07-20--2002-01-16)3
lpv:translated text	"I was one of those who had called for a committee of inquiry. For the sake of efficiency, I then endorsed the idea of a temporary committee. Today, I have no regrets! Our committee (of which I was a member) did sterling work and Mr Gerhard Schmid, its rapporteur, proved highly capable. A few months ago, most of the political leaders quite simply denied the existence of Echelon. Now, in early September 2001, everyone (or nearly everyone) recognises that this American illegal espionage network covers much of the world and is ‘watching’ the commercial markets and the citizens’ private lives! True, this system is ‘performing’ less well than might have been feared, but it exists and that is intolerable! The rapporteur proposes measures. Several groups find them inadequate. I can understand the views of some of them, because they are true democrats. But I will not be told what to do by people, especially from the extreme right, who ‘could not care two hoots’ about the freedoms of the individual. For me, what is important, indeed fundamental, is to bring this matter into the public arena. Nothing will ever really be the same again, whether in regard to the WTO negotiations, the development of new technologies or research (see my amendments to the Sixth Research Framework Programme)! Nobody will be able to pretend they did not know! Thanks to the excellent Schmid report, which I endorse, our fight in this area is only just beginning."@en1

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