Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-23-Speech-1-071"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common asylum procedure and internal security2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020923.5.1-071"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-23-Speech-1-0722
lpv:speaker	lp:Olga Zrihen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (2001-04-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2001-04-06--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioner, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this report is one of a series of reports on asylum, immigration, refugees and security. It may come as a surprise that this last point features amongst the others. Be that as it may, this report sets the seal on the task. It will allow us, I hope, to maintain cohesion and coherence in our approaches and directives and, therefore, to put an end to the utterly inharmonious image that we have been given by a European Union that has been utterly spineless in this area. The many different types of legislation mean that we must have an overview and I think that the proposed open coordination method between the Member States will help to draft higher standards in this area, whilst encouraging transparency, visibility and, lastly, evaluation. Since the Tampere European Council, we have been seeking to create a European area of freedom, justice and security. These three words must be applied to a single area, where freedom must carry the same weight as security and justice. Hence the need for a common interpretation of law and, I beg of you, a forward-looking approach to an agreed policy. The European area must also be established with the actors who are present on the ground. It must offer all European citizens protection, and not a refuge from the fear generated by 11 September, this irrational fear which is giving rise to an overcautious withdrawal enabling some people to maintain their xenophobic and racist attitudes in the name of so-called pragmatism. I must reiterate that, behind all these words, there are men, women and children. We would like to ensure their rights are respected, by devoting particular attention to women, children and victims of violence. As well as affirming a Europe of human rights, we in Europe also want to affirm, when faced with racism, xenophobia, fanaticism and the death penalty, that we want to establish a Europe of freedoms, as safely as possible, and not a Europe that concentrates on law and order in the name of racism and xenophobia."@en1

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