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"Madam President, I am pleased to know that the European protection order will be put to the vote and, in all probability, ratified by a large majority in this Chamber tomorrow.
I say that from the heart as, since I entered this Parliament, I have been loyal in my commitment to the victims in defence of their rights, and one of the basic rights of any victim is to be suitably protected. My commitment extends to all citizens, as we are all potential victims of crime and we have the need to be able to live in a world and a European area of freedom, justice and security.
With your votes in favour, we will be legislating to make life easier for the victims, who will feel equally protected in any country of the European Union going forward, without the need to initiate a new legal procedure with every move. In summary, we will make it easier for the victims to move around and we will limit their aggressors’ movements, which I consider to be a big step forward that I am delighted to have been able to make as the rapporteur for this report. The time is already upon us to stop allowing crime to cross borders, placing our lives at risk. We have the right and duty to protect ourselves, and this tool will serve that purpose.
Despite the difficulties and the path we have taken during these two years of negotiations, which has not always been smooth, I want to thank the Polish Presidency today for having skilfully driven the negotiations. I also want to thank the Commission which, thanks to the vision of Ms Reding on presenting the legislative package relative to the victims and an additional regulation in civil law, has finally managed to dispel the Council’s doubts about the convenience of supporting the European protection order, along with opening the door to more wide-ranging legislation for the rights of the victims of crime and their support, on which I am working with a great deal of hope.
I want to thank my co-rapporteur, Ms Romero, and also the Secretariat.
When we return to our countries and people ask us ‘What do you do over there in Europe?’, given that they view our work as so distant and incomprehensible, this time I will be able to tell them that we have at least created an instrument, which we have ratified in this parliamentary session, which will protect so many people that suffer violence.
I offer this future law for the many women killed through male violence, the many innocent people that suffer human trafficking without the possibility of escaping from their aggressors, the many defenceless children, the victims of terrorism that live with their terror, those that run from organised crime, and the many that don’t know where to go for fear of being pursued. We have taken a big step today towards the defence and protection of those that are most in need.
I would like to conclude my speech with three words that are the guiding light in my work and life: freedom, justice and dignity."@en1
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