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Thank you for recognising that to a certain extent I am like the Pope: I have no legions at all! Indeed you are right, Mr Newton Dunn, the main responsibility in this area lies with the Member States. But there is a lot we can do, both in internal policy and external policy.
When it comes to internal policy, one has to recognise that for years now Europol has been playing a very important coordinating role in detecting the main transit routes. When we have detected the transit routes, we try to cooperate with such countries in order to prevent the entry into the European Union of those drugs.
We have made some progress in the Balkan region thanks to cooperation with the countries in the area. Thanks to the support of the Cards Programme, we have been developing specific law enforcement capabilities in those countries to fight against drug trafficking.
I am less positive in my assessment as regards Afghanistan. The figures I have at my disposal demonstrate that the poppies are growing and increasing, and it is quite clear that in Afghanistan the political situation is not stable enough to guarantee close cooperation as far as law enforcement is concerned in order to tackle the issue of drugs trafficking. I believe this issue – and I know my colleague Commissioner Patten shares this view – will be at the top of the agenda in our negotiations with the Afghan authorities in the near future."@en1
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