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"Mr President, firstly I would like to say, on behalf of my group, that I welcome this resolution. Wildlife crime is of course an abhorrent activity and I, like many others, feel that we need to move this issue up our agenda. The illegal killing of totemic species such as elephants and rhinos makes ready headlines and citizens are outraged, but we must not forget the many other smaller species – many vital to regional biodiversity around the world – which are just as important.
This is a complex and wide-ranging resolution covering all the areas of concern. I do not have time to address it all in detail here, but I would like to say that my group will be voting in favour of the resolution. Having said that, I just want to mention one or two areas that are of concern to my group members.
Firstly, the call for a harmonisation of law in this area and the production of common sanctions. I think it would be wrong to place too much emphasis on this approach, because it will not be easy to achieve and it may result in all kinds of delays, meaning that some of the good things will not get done and will be delayed for this one reason. Harmonised sanctions often result in minimum sanctions, and these are often not draconian enough to discourage such highly-organised crime syndicates.
Let us not get hung up on this, but rather let us concentrate on the detection process, particularly online. As was mentioned by Mr Poc, this is a growing area. This trade is expanding exponentially as the internet expands. It is in this area that the EU can concentrate its efforts and add value.
The establishment of a specialised wildlife crime unit at Europol is a good idea, but we must consider the risks of subsidiarity and the costs of this action. There is little point in effectively deterring the use of Europe as a hub if the trade then moves elsewhere and does not diminish. This has to be a truly global effort working through the auspices of CITES, and the EU is part of this."@en1
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