Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-09-Speech-3-313"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-03-09"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20050309.19.3-313"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-09-Speech-3-3142
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonas Sjöstedt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-09-26)3,3 unknown; Vänsterpartiet (2004-07-20--2006-09-26)3,3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3,3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3,3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3,3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2006-09-26)3,3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-09-26)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as regards the issue of the transfer of passenger data, I would like to add my voice to the questions raised and the criticism made by my fellow MEPs in the Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance and the Socialist Group in the European Parliament. For my part, I shall concentrate, in my comments, on the issue of the storage of personal data. The proposal currently before the Council entails a very clear conflict between personal integrity and respect for privacy, on the one hand, and society’s need for surveillance, on the other. I believe that this draft goes way too far in infringing privacy, for it is based in practice on the concept of surveillance even when no crime is suspected and is actually based on a kind of underlying suspicion of everyone. This is clearly in conflict with the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, particularly Article 8 concerning respect for private and family life, home and correspondence. The Member States signed this Convention from the Council of Europe on the assumption that the EU as an institution would also do so. Are we serious about this if, at the same time, we can adopt legislation that clearly infringes international conventions? This is a key issue concerning our credibility, which the Commission must address. Another important point is the severe criticism made of this proposal by what is known as the Article 29 Group. This comprises some of the foremost experts that we have in the Union when it comes to data protection. It would also be interesting to hear the Commission comment on the Article 29 Group’s criticism in this area. It is in times of crisis that the rule of law is put to the test, and it is in times of crisis that the rule of law is needed most of all, in order to protect people, partly from unwarranted surveillance by society itself. Following the terrorist attacks in the USA a few years ago, we saw that, once the line concerned has been crossed, it is that much easier to cross it again. That is why it is important to stand up for the fundamental values of the rule of law. The Commission and the Council must therefore also be prepared to debate this legislation in good time. Far too often we have discussed these issues – on many occasions without getting answers – only to find that it is then too late."@en1

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