Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-23-Speech-2-075"
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"Mr President, having seen further savage terrorism in recent days in Pakistan, Spain and Jerusalem and, in my own country, several renewed IRA terrorist attempts, none of us can be complacent about the vile scourge of terrorism. However, it is naive to think that there is a pan-European panacea. Yes, we need effective extradition and, yes, we need effective cooperation, but legislation so harmonised as to reduce it to the lowest common denominator is more of a hindrance than a help.
First and foremost these are matters for national decision. The United Kingdom, for example, is attempting to provide for 42-day detention, which is more than I think is necessary, but London, not Brussels, has the right to make that decision.
Under the approach in these proposals, we would soon strip away that discretion from Member States. That might suit the EU’s expansionist agenda, but it will not defeat terrorism."@en1
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