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"Thank you, Mr President. On behalf of my political group, I would like to highlight and record here that the speed at which decisions have been taken by the European Union since 11 September must be a sign of political will and the great things it can achieve. I would remind you of this because, one year on, we are worried to see that the application of these decisions is not taking place as quickly.
We need political will, but – and I reiterate the words of the chairman of my committee – we also need new procedures that will enable us to fulfil the citizens’ demands.
The Convention needs to address this issue and propose the necessary amendments in order to achieve a single structure that covers the area of internal justice. And this, which may appear to be incomprehensible Community jargon, means things such as being able to have a coherent legal basis – which we do not have at the moment – to be able to freeze the assets of terrorists operating within the European Union, and being able to resolve matters such as Europol. I would like to ask the Council whether, once again, we are going to allow Parliament to allocate a Community budget to Europol, and if we are going to allow that budget to remain pro memoria, without spending it, and how much longer we will be able to explain this to the citizens.
I would ask you directly whether you are prepared to work towards an operational Eurojust, towards solving problems such as differing levels of data protection. I hope that you are and that you will fully involve Parliament in this work, as you did in reacting to 11 September, thereby showing this to be positive.
We also believe that these measures cannot be separated from other measures designed to reinforce our society’s defence. Defence of the Rule of Law, increased citizen confidence in the institutions, democratic dialogue, great care to avoid racism and xenophobia, respect and compensation for victims – and in this regard I welcome the Commissioner’s proposal – and also a foreign policy based on these principles: strength in the fight against terrorism, strength also in the establishment of conditions that allow us to address at source situations of instability which are extremely dangerous for us all.
In this regard, I would also like to ask you how the negotiations with the United States on cooperation in this field are going. I would also like to ask you whether you are going to inform Parliament of the progress of these negotiations and their result, and whether you are going to take account of Parliament’s resolution of last December in this regard.
In conclusion, nobody in Europe will understand that words such as unanimity, blockage, pillars, etc., slow down our cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
We need to ensure greater freedom for our citizens by safeguarding cooperation between the Member States in pursuit of greater effectiveness."@en1
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