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"Mr President, Mr Frattini and Mr Clarke, Europe must provide its citizens with security, but real security, not just a false sense of security. We do not need grand statements. We urgently need action: closer cooperation and exchange of information; full and rapid implementation of agreed measures; not just more data collection, but also much better use of the available data. Europol and Eurojust must finally be allowed to play a full role in combating crime and terrorism.
I welcome the coherent vision set out by Mr Frattini, with a proper balance between security and liberty, stressing the need for European cooperation for more effectiveness. Frankly, I find it much more convincing than the one-sided wish list for tougher measures by the Presidency. The Member States argue that they take these measures to protect our democracy, but they do so by circumventing parliamentary scrutiny because it is terribly inconvenient.
I also firmly reject any suggestion that the Convention on Human Rights should be watered down. I believe that we are on a slippery slope here. To speak of striking the right balance has become a commonplace. No-one will say that the want to strike the wrong balance, but tellingly the Presidency's paper does not even have a chapter on civil liberties. Let us not forget that people are nowhere safer than in our open, free and democratic society.
I should like to raise three specific issues. With regard to passenger data, Mr Clarke insisted on legal safeguards against abuse, but we all know that the PNR agreement with the US lacks precisely that. EU citizens have no proper means of redress in the event of mistakes and abuse.
No-fly lists are another concern. On what basis are people included on such a list? Who has access to these lists? If someone is on a list for the wrong reasons, how can he be taken off the list?
The usefulness of data retention for investigations and prosecution is undisputed, but the need for blanket surveillance has still not been convincingly demonstrated. Furthermore, much more needs to be done in the area of human intelligence, that is, the old-fashioned spies, rather than focusing exclusively on modern technology, even if that is sexier."@en1
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