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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Council)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030115.12.3-232"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-15-Speech-3-2332
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome the fact that you recognise the need for a coordinated EU response, but I put it to you that not only does it need to be coordinated, it needs to be comprehensive and backed up by sufficient resources. Would you accept that the problem that we face in the seas of Europe is not only about maritime safety and environmental pollution? It is the way in which our seas are used, for example for illegal immigration, organised crime, human trafficking, and indeed the abuse of our fisheries law. Would you not accept that we need an adequate response mechanism and that the only way to address the problem would be to establish an EU coastguard? Do you not think we could learn from the United States' comprehensive approach to these problems? There has been much talk in the Council and elsewhere about the problems of dealing with terrorism, yet we forget that such a danger could exist on our seas just as easily as in the air. If for example a terrorist attack using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons were to be launched at sea, a coastguard could be the first line of response. I disagree with you that it is not within the Council's remit. It has always been in the Council's remit to consider ways of addressing the public's fears. Citizens are sometimes disillusioned with the EU. Would you not accept that dealing with problems that threaten their safety and wellbeing in a coordinated and comprehensive way will help convince them of the values of Europe?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (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
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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