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"We have voted in favour of the report on checks at the common borders but have certain reservations concerning Amendment No 4 through which the police would, in certain circumstances, be given the ability to carry out identity checks and provisionally arrest people in the territory of another Member State.
We also wish to highlight Amendment No 1, which would give the police from another Member State the right to continue surveillance if the receiving Member State were not in a position to do the same.
The national police force’s monopoly on the use of force is a basic rule in a democratic society. As is also stated in the Schengen Convention, police should only have the power to take action in another Member State in very special circumstances. Giving foreign police the right to take over surveillance or make arrests in another Member State obviously means that the work concerned can be done more efficiently.
At the same time, it is important to point out that, when it comes to action taken by foreign police, the legislation of the receiving Member State reigns supreme. The regulations and traditions of the Member States vary, especially where procedures for identity checks and arrests are concerned, and they should not be subject to harmonisation.
It must be ensured that the right of the police to carry out surveillance of suspected criminals outside the police’s own Member State is not abused and that local legislation and regulations are fully complied with. There must also be guarantees that all the requirements of the Schengen Convention are observed in their entirety before foreign police take action in another Member State."@en1
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