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". Mr President, first of all my compliments to the rapporteur for all his good work on this report. I think it will become clear here what our proper starting point should be in our action against terrorism: instead of poking around in everyone’s everyday lives, I believe – and this is the thrust of this proposal – that we should see the risk of attacks, of criminal activity, where that risk actually arises. That is most certainly where weapons are involved, but also explosives of the kind we are discussing today. It is right to start from here and say that not everyone needs constant and unimpeded access to certain chemicals which can be used for bomb-making; access to them can perfectly well be restricted, just as we restrict access to weapons, and records can be kept. I think it is no big deal to say that anyone buying these substances must also be able to say that they need them for further processing, or at least they must willingly register to use them. On the other hand, of course, it must be possible to ensure – as Ms Corazza Bildt says – that certain groups of people do not constantly experience difficulty in buying smaller quantities of these substances for other purposes. Perhaps it is important, too, to ensure that these rules are not applied to everyone across the board, but it is absolutely right to introduce a system of safeguards for these substances; and it is right to press for this and then keep records. Of course it is important to maintain data protection here and, once again, I am grateful to the rapporteur, Mr Mulder, for incorporating our amendments on data protection. That too is important. To return to my original point: the right thing to do, I believe, is to focus on where the risks arise. I would like to see us do that in other areas too, perhaps by reducing the opportunities for those intent on terrorist or other criminal activity, and being specific and proactive rather than reacting with exaggerated surveillance measures. That is the wrong way. This is a positive example of what to do, so I fully support this proposal as it stands. We members of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance support this measure and we are glad to see it now nearing completion."@en1
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