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"Mr President, having heard Ms[nbsp ]in ’t Veld’s very strong advice, I think that my Group will be following it and voting against this report. Thank you very much indeed, Sophie, for that. I believe that if the work of this Parliament is to be regarded in a credible manner, then the nature of any inquiry and the recommendations which it makes also have to be credible. Unfortunately, the opportunities to make sensible and valuable recommendations to Member States in areas that fall within the EU’s competence were sadly missed.
Instead, we have seen a report that makes some of the most irresponsible recommendations and threats I have ever seen as a Member of this Parliament. For too long, some factions of the House have felt that the most effective way of dealing with any situation is an irrational show of strength, rather than by wielding a more productive hand of diplomacy. I and my Group will not support any report which calls for the suspension of important international anti-terror agreements and the holding to ransom of vital trade negotiations affecting all our citizens.
It is not just the United States whom you punish and put at risk, but our own people in Europe too. Of course, I fully support the intelligence community being democratically and independently accountable and the highest data protection standards being put in place. But unfortunately, if sensible solutions were what this House was seeking in this report, we have fallen wide of the mark. I therefore, sadly but inevitably, have to urge Members to vote against it and find a better way forward."@en1
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