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"Madam President, I would first of all like to correct the information that is on the notice board. I have not joined the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats); I am still with the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left.
At the request of the French Government, we have been presented with a text making provision for customs administrations to cooperate with Europol and Eurojust.
Once again, this is an area that will most certainly be a matter for codecision after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. We therefore regret that, as with Europol, haste has overridden the desire to safeguard fundamental freedoms.
In all these texts, we deplore the fact that the crucial balance between security and respect for fundamental rights comes increasingly under threat, to the detriment of freedoms, and for overall results that sometimes fail to convince our citizens.
We are also sorry that, as regards this text seeking to establish links between files held by customs, the police and Eurojust, the position that the European Parliament is proposing we adopt is more timorous than our position on Europol, for the dangers are the same and the safeguards laid out in the texts submitted to us are even more fragile. For example, it is outrageous that there is no clear limit on data retention periods.
At a time when, in all our countries, our fundamental freedoms are increasingly undermined by security policies, we regret that the European Parliament is not properly fulfilling its role of safeguarding fundamental rights and freedoms.
Certain improvements I proposed have been adopted in this area, particularly concerning Europol. I am very pleased about that and I thank my fellow Members, but these are insufficient, especially in relation to the principles of proportionality and necessity, which must always prevail when rights and freedoms are at stake.
For these reasons, if other amendments giving greater protection to our citizens are not adopted, the GUE/NGL Group will abstain on this text."@en1
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