Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-30-Speech-4-129"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020530.6.4-129"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-30-Speech-4-1302
lpv:speaker	lp:Efstratios Korakas2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". The whole purpose of the Spanish/Belgian initiative and the report under discussion is to amend the EUROPOL convention, in order to give it "operational" duties without any approval or ratification by the national parliaments. Obviously, the powers granted to EUROPOL in the convention (to collect, process and exchange information) no longer meet the EU's current need to speed up the implementation of suppressive military instruments. Nor does it suffice that its material powers have increased to the point at which there is no form of serious crime (including so-called terrorism) in which it is not involved. The 11 September is being used as another pretext for EUROPOL to take on what are strictly policing and suppressive duties alongside and over and above the equivalent national mechanisms, like the famous FBI. And for this, the convention needs to be amended. The Spanish/Belgian initiative suggests that this can be done by (unanimous) decision of the Council and the Deprez report goes even further with an alternative proposal to replace the convention with a Council "decision" so that the Council can amend it by qualified majority whenever it so chooses. The MEPs of the Communist Party of Greece voted against both texts because they are an attempt to bring EUROPOL into line with the need to strengthen mechanisms to suppress and erode democratic freedoms and persecute grass-roots movements."@en1

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