Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-07-07-Speech-1-153"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, this morning I happened to be in Cannes, where an Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting was taking place. While I was there, I had the chance to discuss matters with Mr Marroni. It was obvious that we did not agree, but this is not why I asked to speak. I am speaking in response to statements made by some of my Italian fellow Members, who say that this is Italy’s business and no one else’s, and that we are making unfounded accusations against the Italian Government. This is not true.
From the conversation I had with Mr Marroni, it emerged very clearly that the people targeted by the new instrument include Community nationals who should have freedom of movement; this is my first point.
The second point is that the new instrument, while having the power to suspend the application of certain Italian laws, is not exempt from European law and European directives. It is expressly provided in Italian law, which is why I asked Mr Marroni, ‘Minister, would you be happy if a delegation from the European Parliament went to Italy to conduct a quiet appraisal of the situation, meet with all parties and report back to the European Parliament?’ He had no objections and he agreed.
This means that trying to give credence to the story that this is only an Italian affair … I am sorry, but that is a bit much. If all goes well, what are you afraid of?"@en1
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