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Mr President, Commissioner, without doubt, terrorism is still – and will be for a very long time – a threat to in-flight security and, of course, there is no easy way to address it. However, I fail to see the purpose of this unprecedented rush to adopt body scanners when their effectiveness is disputed and, at the same time, the time required for passengers to go through security controls will certainly increase. Moreover, in addition to the high price that will doubtless need to be paid, they do not resolve the problem of how to protect passengers’ dignity and, more importantly, their health.
On the health issue, it is encouraging that the Commission has sought the opinion of the special scientific committee on new health risks. This was something that we proposed back in March. However, it is a pity that this opinion only relates to one type of scanner, rather than forming part of a more detailed study into the safety and suitability of scanners.
Finally, on the question of fundamental rights, if the Commission’s decision to give passengers the right to opt out translates into an obligatory body search, as has happened in the United States, then I fear that this provision will prove to be even more problematic than the operation of scanners themselves."@en1
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