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"Mr President, as in the case of many EU harmonising proposals there is a certain simplistic and plausible appeal to mutual recognition of criminal convictions throughout the Community. But make no mistake: it is part of a grand design for an integrated and EU-controlled criminal justice system requiring, of necessity, the subservience of national systems.
For me, criminal justice matters are intrinsically national issues and must remain so. Hence I welcome the resistance at last Friday’s Council of Ministers meeting to a further surrender of the national veto. I hope it will be sustained.
Not only because of my opposition to the grand design of which it is part but because it diminishes the protection of my constituents against unfairness, I oppose this proposal.
The savage experience of British citizens abroad confirms my view that we have much to lose from criminal justice integration. Remember the spectacle made of the British plane spotters in Greece. Remember the appalling conviction of Kevin Sweeney in Holland. Why should it be possible for ropey convictions, secured by lesser standards than those applicable in the United Kingdom, to be held against United Kingdom citizens in their own country? I say they should not. Therefore, I oppose this proposal.
In the protection of my constituents, my watchword is ‘British standards for British citizens’."@en1
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