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"en.20011003.2.3-059"2
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"Mr President, terrorism is a scourge attacking and afflicting our societies. It resorts to violence and terror in an effort to impose its views by force. At the same time it attacks the very core of democratic systems, namely our system of individual and collective freedoms.
Terrorists are aware that our democratic societies are more open and consequently more vulnerable. They therefore resort to the advantages offered by globalisation. It follows that the response to the terrorist phenomenon must likewise be a response at global level.
In this connection, I should like to congratulate the Presidency-in-Office on convening the Extraordinary European Council at Brussels and on placing terrorism on the agenda for the next Council. I think congratulations are also due to the European Commission on the initiatives it has proposed.
On the basis that there is no good terrorism as against bad terrorism, I believe that terrorists the world over need to be aware that there will be international resistance to put an end to this scourge. I also feel that it is important for us all to appreciate that the existing balance between an individual’s right to safety and the principles of legality and individual freedom which underpin our system of values cannot be altered. It is very important for us to understand that the horrendous attacks perpetrated on 11 September must not result in the eventual dilution of the culture of freedom in democratic countries."@en1
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