Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-29-Speech-3-150"
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"Mr President, it is very sad. The name of Mr Cappato, who is so hardworking and friendly, has almost become a swearword among MEPs and civil servants who have worked long and hard on this matter. Despite a compromise, the European Parliament and the Council are still far apart. Unfortunately, it is difficult to feel satisfied with the result, but separate national regulations would create even greater differences and even more problems. There is a great risk and lack of consistency in the Council’s position whereby the issue of the Data Act would be included in the directive.
Issues which fall under the third pillar quite simply do not work in a directive within the framework of the first pillar. The pillar system quite simply does not work, and the Commission, which has just notified us of this, is aware of the fact. Now, we are told that a framework decision is being planned on general surveillance. Citizens have reason to be worried. The EU must not proceed too quickly on these important issues which, under the guise of data protection, risk limiting the protection of personal privacy.
A proper discussion is needed between industry, politicians and interest groups before we proceed further with more new legislation. Maybe we just need to look a little closer at what other countries have done, such as the United States. The issues must be subjected to democratic and legal controls. I place my hope in the European Convention in this respect.
I campaigned on the issue of costs even during the previous term of office. I returned to the issue in my report on the strategy for “Creating a safer information society by improving the security of information infrastructures and combating computer-related crime” (). This is quite a while ago now. Light must be shed upon the costs of compulsory data storage and of searching for information. I have received a positive response from the Commission on this subject, both in writing and orally. It is good to hear that the Commission has taken these arguments on board and promised to get back to us on this issue. I will content myself with this welcome message and have therefore withdrawn my request on this matter. I also hope that the Commission really will get back to us on the question so that we are able to address it not so as to adopt fixed positions at an early stage but so as to obtain reasonable relations between the United States and the EU."@en1
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