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"The subject of our debate today is liberty and security. These two concepts are interdependent, since without freedom and fundamental human and civil rights there can be no security, whereas without security it is impossible to establish freedom, human rights and the rule of law. I say this as a representative of a new Member State that was deprived of freedom and occupied by a foreign power for many decades. One of the reasons why citizens of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and other countries were in favour of joining the European Union was because it would mean a strengthening of the rule of law, of human rights and civil liberties and, of course, of security.
The public is well aware of the fact that international terrorism, international organised crime and illegal migration cut across borders, and that in this age of globalisation no country is in a position to solve these problems alone. What this means is that intensive cooperation is needed in all these fields. It is for this reason that I welcome the comments made by Mr Clarke, who emphasised intergovernmental cooperation and cooperation between police forces, as well as the exchange of information between intelligence services. I also welcome the initiatives launched by Commissioner Frattini, such as the new rules relating to the common asylum and immigration policy and the proposal for a directive on the retention of telephone and Internet data.
All public opinion polls show that the European public wants Europe to cooperate more in the field of security. I should therefore like to call both on the Council and, above all, on the Commission to step up cooperation, since the public believes that more Europe means greater security in this field."@en1
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