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"Madam President, where I come from in Northern Ireland, we are in a very unique position of being the only part of the United Kingdom which has a land border with another Member State. The border is notoriously porous, and tackling criminality in this region is both difficult and dangerous. It requires some of the closest cross-border police cooperation in the European Union, and I would like to pay tribute to the PSNI in Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána in the Republic for the way in which they have developed over the years. Many times in the past that cooperation did not exist.
The European Arrest Warrant is amongst the most important tools we have in fighting cross-border terrorism. Without it there would be no legal basis for extradition between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. This would leave Northern Ireland extremely vulnerable and precariously under-equipped. From a prosecutorial perspective, any lessening of mutual assistance and the resulting legal abyss would only benefit the terrorists and criminals. Some 192 suspected criminals or terrorists were surrendered to the UK authorities between 2004 and 2013.
Provided we continue to press for a high level of proportionality, I can lend my support to the review of the EAW, as it is clearly delivering the desired results. Congratulations to the rapporteur."@en1
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