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"Mr President, this report is, for the time being, the last one in a year of intense activity in the temporary CIA committee, and I should like to thank both Mr Fava and our chairman, Mr Coelho, warmly for their commitment and, above all, for their patience. After all, not everyone was happy with the committee being set up, because it is true that it was not a real committee of inquiry with judicial powers and because an inquiry into possible violations of human rights had already been mounted in the Council of Europe. Today, however, both its advocates and its opponents will have to admit that this committee of inquiry has definitely done a useful job. It is, of course, true that we could not expect a solid burden of proof, and we did not always get it, but what we did get was factual elements. Many eyewitness accounts and official visits have exposed a system from which the simple conclusion can be drawn that various European Member States were very much aware of illegal practices, while others did not know what went on on their territories. I find both conclusions are equally painful. What did come to the surface very clearly was the difference in opinion between Europe and the United States about the way in which a balance should be struck between the fight against terrorism and respecting fundamental and human rights. It is not a coincidence that this discussion, as are the conclusions, is consistent with the conclusions involving the SWIFT affair and the discussion between the EU and the United States with regard to the transfer of passenger data. I should like to make one observation in this connection. Although we have all examined the same facts and heard the same eyewitness statements, the conclusions vary widely, and at times, the discussion is based too much on ideological motives or national interests. I still hope that this House will be united in this afternoon’s vote and will be sending out a clear signal, because there is no room for bargaining where the protection of fundamental and human rights are concerned."@en1
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