Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-06-Speech-3-171"
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"Mr President, I welcome the fact that Parliament has succeeded in adopting a unified stance on the Prüm Treaty. The compromise amendments indicate that certain issues still remain to be considered by the Council, however. In this way, the European Parliament is making it clear that the chosen method of negotiation in a small group and the attempt to introduce provisions adopted earlier into Union legislation is not an appropriate way to proceed, and this should be emphasised. This method fails to afford equal treatment to Member States, bypasses Parliament and gives rise to serious legal, organisational and political concerns. It should therefore be the exception not the rule, and also serve as a warning not to proceed in that way with regard to other third pillar issues in the future.
Everyone is agreed on the need for a visa system to ensure better implementation of the visa policy. It is important to understand that adoption of the legal basis is only the beginning. We are all aware of the history of SIS II. Pressure was applied to ensure swift adoption of the legal basis and then serious problems regarding technical implementation emerged at a later stage. An effort must therefore be made to put this legislation into practice and implement specific actions so that the visa system can come into operation in the spring of 2009.
Finally, concerning Mrs Roure’s report I should like to say that surely we are all now hoping that it will prove possible to reach agreement with the Council on this issue. The protection of what is very often highly sensitive personal data under the third pillar should not be weaker than the protection of such data under the first pillar. I am aware of the legal limitations we have to take into account, and I trust that the compromises reached in Parliament will become binding legislation at the earliest opportunity. I also hope that they will no longer be an obstacle to the introduction of SIS and a single visa management system at the agreed time."@en1
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