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"I can guarantee that any agreement entered into between the United States and the EU will respect human rights in accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, stating that ‘The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.’ This will apply not only to those agreements on judicial cooperation on criminal matters that are already in the process of being negotiated but also to any agreement on the exchange of police data entered into between the United States and Europol, once it has been approved by the Council.
The notions that the Danish Presidency has tabled proposals for binding rules governing the storage of data concerning telecommunications traffic, that telecommunications suppliers will have to store data concerning telecommunications traffic for up to two years and that such information will have to be collected in central databases and made available to the other Member States are based on a misunderstanding – I would almost say a very creative misunderstanding – that could have been avoided if the media had consulted the country holding the Presidency. The Presidency has tabled draft Council conclusions concerning measures in relation to information technology, motivated by the need to investigate organised crime and prosecute its perpetrators. The proposal has no connection with the increased cooperation with the United States, involving talks concerning an agreement on mutual legal assistance and mutual extradition.
I should like to draw attention to the declaration issued by the Council on 30 September 2002 concerning the death penalty and particularly cruel forms of execution. This once again stated that the European Union has for a long time been opposed to, and continues vigorously to reject, any use of the death penalty"@en1
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