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"I am particularly pleased to be able to participate in this debate under the key words of protecting order and security on the one hand, and providing guarantees aimed at protecting civil liberties and personal integrity on the other. No one disputes the fact that peace in Europe depends essentially on effective coordination of security resources and cooperation among the Member States. However, it does not depend only on this. Mr Pöttering, Chairman of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats [PPE-DE Group], was right when he said that terrorism was of an intellectual nature. Yes, terrorism is of an intellectual nature.
However, have we considered that the roots of terrorism are within us European citizens too? Have we considered that every instance of exclusion engenders hatred? Have we considered that the sense of being alien, the loss of national identity or the sense that one’s religious identity is under threat create a void that fundamentalist brainwashing can seep into and invade? Have we considered that the roots of terrorism also lie lurking in insincere or empty political rhetoric? And if we have considered these things, then let us speak out with a big exclamation mark! There is work to be done, so let us take stock of the tasks facing us.
If terrorism is of an intellectual nature, then we must get to know each other’s culture, and this duty of learning applies in both directions. Those who are perhaps seeking to make a new home for themselves in Europe must get acquainted with Europe. The citizens of Europe must familiarise themselves with the world beyond Europe, with its culture, its religion, its troubles, its history and its aspirations. Irrespective of prejudices, we must coexist with the world beyond Europe, and children must learn what that world is like through stories, youngsters through school and adults through the Culture 2000 media programmes.
I am glad that this debate has laid emphasis on cooperation with religious communities, and I welcome the words of Commissioner Frattini. Commissioner
You established the Conciliation Committee responsible for consulting with religious communities. I merely ask you to conduct this dialogue not only with European Christian communities, but also to involve representatives of Muslim communities and put their desire for and love of peace to use in an effort to mitigate the intellectual roots of terrorism. Fellow parliamentarians, security and freedom have been the key words in this debate. We Hungarians know, we have learned from experience, that being free is the same as not being afraid. I would like to thank the British Presidency for making a life without fear the focus of their Presidency."@en1
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