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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank Mrs de Palacio for her introduction. I will confine myself to the issue of flight data and the relationship with the United States. I should like to point out that, at present, the United States still receives unfiltered information. Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) 2299/89 and Article 26 of Directive 95/46/EC are still not being complied with. Meanwhile, as the Commissioner did point out, various flights have been cancelled on the basis of unfiltered information and in addition, the United States have asked for permission for the presence of armed security agents on flights. Furthermore, as the Commissioner stated, this last request, in particular, has met with very mixed reactions from various countries.
I have to say, Commissioner, that all of this has not, in any case, resulted in a joint approach and that this is very confusing for passengers and airline companies alike. I therefore take the view that there is still neither adequate protection by the United States nor protection of the interests of air travellers and airline companies. Nor am I convinced that the agreement will offer sufficient guarantees. This is why I reiterate my desire for a permanent solution by means of an international agreement between the United States and Europe, with full involvement from the European Parliament and the US Congress, which would therefore be a weightier formula.
I would also repeat my proposal with regard to the Commission, on the basis of Article 300(6) of the Treaty of Nice, to ask the ECJ to give advice on this agreement. If you fail to do so, I believe that Parliament itself should take on this responsibility. After all, this is about an international world standard, and we will need to maintain very high standards.
I still fail to grasp, for example, how these decisions were taken on the basis of elements from the briefing, namely: the wider EU-US relationship, the safety and confidence of air travellers and the cost aspect of airline companies. Even following consultation with a Foreign Affairs Minister, or various Foreign Affairs Ministers, a unilateral decision was taken to cancel flights. How does this relate, for example, to international trade agreements? In general, before we discuss the final agreement, which is in six weeks' time, I should also like to be told in what way cooperation between the European and American security authorities has been achieved. In short, I think that the signals that were given over the past month are an example of precisely how things should not be done, and I therefore hope to receive a clear answer now, or at least in response to my written questions."@en1
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