Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-06-Speech-3-168"
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"Mr President, I rise to speak in this debate on one issue only, and that is the Prüm Treaty. In my view, this issue has been rushed through by the Council with what can only be described as indecent haste. The implications of this Treaty are far-reaching and will affect all EU citizens. To give just one example, the provisions of the Treaty could mean that data is shared and exchanged on all EU citizens regardless of whether they are suspected or convicted of a crime. Indeed, the European Data Protection Supervisor, as was mentioned by our previous speaker, has highlighted this and is gravely concerned. In a recent report, he said that the circle of data subjects that can be included in this system is not limited to data on persons suspected or convicted of specific crimes.
In the European Union, where we promote civil liberties and data protection, why are we allowing this to happen? Also, there is the issue of hot pursuit, where foreign police are free to enter other Member States without permission and with powers of arrest, thus negating civilised extradition procedures. In my view this is unacceptable. The system used in the recent World Cup in Germany, where foreign police were sent to assist the local forces but without the powers of executive action, worked perfectly well. To use the English expression, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.
Overall, this Treaty is a classic example of where a few Member States are trying to impose their system on all other Member States. In this case only eight countries have signed up to this Treaty and we are now trying to foist it upon the rest. We should not be going in this direction and I would prefer to see Member States being given the option to opt into the parts of the Treaty where it suits their national interest and not to seek to have opt-outs or derogations. Unless this is the case, I could not support bringing such a provision into the EU
. It is a dangerous and ill-thought-through measure which does little to inform public safety, but does much to shatter public confidence in due process."@en1
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