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"Mr President-in-Office, Commissioner, it is obviously necessary to rethink our fight against terrorism. We must eradicate terrorism at the root, punish the perpetrators severely and hunt down the ringleaders without mercy: we are in agreement on that. However, it is vital that we stop the ‘sticking-plaster’ approach and that we consider dealing with the root of the problem and new measures for combating terrorism. It is worth repeating that these measures for combating terrorism must be in line with our legal rules, our rule of law and our democracies.
For example, we have raised the issue of the kidnapping of citizens and residents of Europe from the very territory of the European Union by the CIA. Certain Member States have instituted legal proceedings to find out why their citizens have been kidnapped and taken to third countries where they have been tortured. The Commission recognises that this constitutes a violation of fundamental rights, but refuses to deal with the issue.
It is the duty of the European Union, however, to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens. How can we respond to their legitimate concerns? Rethinking our fight against terrorism means dealing with its roots in poverty, exclusion, discrimination, in a word, all injustice. We must find the means to combat exclusion, in our societies but also in less developed countries, and we must fight against injustice all over the world.
All advanced civilisations have understood that it is justice and equality that are most effective in countering violence. On the other hand, we need to train, to educate, to develop critical faculties, to fight against blindness when there are human beings prepared to self-destruct, to kill themselves even when, for example, they have just created life as was the case for one of the London terrorists; we understand that we absolutely must act from the top. Only early and effective integration into our societies can put an end to this brainwashing. We absolutely must understand that integration must not remain purely superficial and that integration is not assimilation. Every citizen of our countries must truly feel like a citizen, recognised and respected as a person. As I said, where there is a feeling of injustice, there will be violence, there will be hate; and when we add to this climate the manipulation and indoctrination of the weak-minded, that is when we are faced with terrorists. The range of measures is vast, but it is only by pushing all the levers that we will prevail.
In conclusion, I would like to return to your proposals, Mr Clarke. We support you when you say that we need deeper cooperation. We will certainly gain more by sharing our experiences, our information and our resources. We will only succeed at European level, but the European Parliament wants to be fully involved: if we work together, then we will make progress."@en1
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