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"Madam President, I am actually waiting until the Commissioner sits down. The last time I began he had not started and it seemed rude not to welcome him so this time I am going to welcome him to his position. And the reason is that I think there is a genuine feeling amongst the members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs that we very much want to contribute to the internal security strategy. This is, at its very core, probably what we do the best, protecting our citizens, adding value to what the Member States do, but also understanding that this is one of the most dynamic and interesting areas.
We have something of a clean sheet for the next four years. I understand that we have to fill this blank sheet, this gap. But of course it is going to be complex. We are dealing with some of the most dynamic and sensitive areas: cybercrime, cyberterrorism, the issue of foreign fighters and so on. I will say something about that in a second. We want to play our part and if I can leave one message it is that the members of the Civil Liberties Committee with their expertise and experience want to input into the Commission strategy. And we understand that this is a Council competence in so many areas but we have something to contribute. And we also have to contribute to the balance between protecting our citizens and understanding that fundamental rights are also extremely important in creating that balance.
The security situation in Europe has changed dramatically in recent years so the European Union is confronted with the effects of new cross-border conflicts. New technologies are creating fast-growing new threats. This is even clearer when we think of those foreign fighters that have joined terrorist groups abroad and, of course, one day may return to Europe.
This resolution is only the beginning of a process for a new, updated internal security strategy. With it we are launching an initial discussion on the features and priorities of a new strategy which will be released by the Commission next year. It sets out areas that the Civil Liberties Committee and the Parliament consider vital to take into account in order to improve and enrich the strategy. By agreeing on this resolution we are making it clear on the Parliament side what we want to see included, and this includes putting a stop to the activities of international crime networks and dismantling them, preventing terrorist attacks, enhancing cybersecurity, ensuring border security and increasing resilience to natural disasters. That gives a sense of the broad nature of this strategy but it also includes what we believe is our expertise in contributing to the strategy.
The resolution sets out guidelines on exactly how we can respond to these threats and on what instruments should be implemented in the strategy. It is important for us on the Parliament side to understand that we need to make better use of those instruments that we already have before creating new ones, and this is what we say in our resolution. With this new strategy we need a critical evaluation of those current instruments, both at EU and national level, and we need to learn the lessons from the previous strategy before we embark on any new instruments or any new strategies. We need a more hands-on effective operational cooperation amongst Member States, for example more use could be made of existing valuable instruments such as joint investigation teams, and that has been said many times amongst the members of our Civil Liberties Committee.
Of course, we need to take a balanced approach, which I mentioned at the beginning of my speech. In many security areas, for example, the right balance should be found between freedom, security and justice. We learned this from our surveillance inquiry; we learned it from the data retention ruling. I need not say too much more about this, but just to understand that these recent developments make us understand that security goes hand in hand with fundamental rights. But we also have expertise on the Parliament side in relation to cybersecurity threats and we can contribute richly to the many complex areas that are coming up in relation to foreign fighters, passenger name records and the many new complex areas where the members of the Civil Liberties Committee have very good experience, both on the security aspects and the fundamental rights aspects.
When the Commission publishes its communication for a new strategy in 2015, the Civil Liberties Committee will react in order to promote a more substantial and focused debate and discussion in this area. Commissioner and Members of the Council in Office, when we add value to the internal security strategy I think the time for Parliament to stand aside is long gone. I think the members of our Civil Liberties Committee are poised and ready to contribute to this strategy. I think we have the experience to do it and I very much look forward to hearing the members of the Civil Liberties Committee give their ideas to you for this next four years, which I think are going to be exciting, complex but very worthwhile."@en1
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