Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-08-Speech-2-285"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Europol2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030408.8.2-285"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-08-Speech-2-2862
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also wish to join my colleagues in thanking the rapporteurs for their initiative and tact in dealing with this situation. However, I have some differences of opinion with regard to some of the speeches and comments. Firstly, we should recognise that Europol did not appear out of thin air. It was established by rules and protocols agreed by the Member State governments, acting on the authority of the people who elected them, to ensure that they could bring forward ideas and proposals on their behalf. Secondly, Europol, by its very nature, is reactive rather than interactive or proactive. It depends on information which is given to it by the national police forces, on cooperation with those forces and also on the requests from those forces for it to undertake action. However, that said, there is an opportunity for greater accountability of Europol. There is a necessity for their data-protection systems to be put in place and to be clear for all to see in operation and to understand. I also believe that there should be an opportunity in the future for this House, through its own committees and the plenary, to debate the activities of Europol on an annual basis. However, where I would differ from my colleagues is in trying to use strong-arm tactics against the Member State governments by telling them what they can and cannot do. My final point is that much mention has been made recently in Parliament of the ongoing work of the European Convention. Whilst we all await with great uncertainty and excitement the outcome of the Convention, it plays no role whatsoever in forming the basis of our work today. We have to deal with the legislation, the powers and the Treaties before us today, and not with what may be given to us in the future under any future Treaty."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-09-02--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Crowley (UEN )."1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph