Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-03-10-Speech-1-089"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ongoing negotiations on bilateral agreements between the USA and certain Member States with regard to visas and PNR (Passenger Name Record) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080310.17.1-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-03-10-Speech-1-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Coelho2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2007-11-23--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-10-13--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Vice-President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, I have five brief points to make. First: divide and rule. The American administration’s strategy in seeking to negotiate bilaterally with EU Member States does not surprise me. Divide and rule is an old and understandable tactic, but we cannot allow EU Member States to aid and abet that strategy. Second: weakening of the European position. Negotiations between the Commission and the American administration have been protracted. It is regrettable that any Member State should decide to sign a bilateral agreement, thereby weakening the European Union’s common position in relation to US demands, particularly on the eve of the European Union-United States ministerial troika to be held this Thursday in Slovenia. Third: collapse of solidarity. As European Parliament rapporteur for Schengen, I followed the calls for the early enlargement of the Schengen Area and the abolition of internal borders. The demonstrations of joy just two months ago now seem to ignore the fact that we are managing a common area. I roundly condemn this lack of European solidarity. Fourth: the legality of the agreement. There is a worrying cloak of secrecy over certain still unknown details of the agreement. It will be particularly serious if it seeks to bypass the agreement between the European Union and the United States on the sharing of data under the PNR Agreement, and is particularly unacceptable if it directly or indirectly allows the United States to access European databases such as the VIS or SIS systems. Fifth and final point: the freezing of these agreements. I call upon the Council to reach a consensus on freezing these undesirable bilateral agreements as a matter of urgency, and call upon Commissioner Frattini and the European Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, to bring all the instruments at their disposal to bear."@en1

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