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"Madam President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, I do not know if there will be a spirit of Tampere. In any case, I am fairly sure that Tampere will be a significant step on the road to the establishment of a Citizens’ Europe, the Europe which we must henceforth fight for with determination. In this area of freedom, security and justice which we hope to create, all three elements are important, and Tampere acts on all three of them. What is more, Commissioner, in undertaking to draw up this “scoreboard”, you are henceforth assuming a considerable responsibility. There is a helm which is in your hands; we have great expectations of it.
On the matter of fundamental rights, the establishment of a forum for Parliament to make its contribution to drawing up a charter is one element, but we shall be debating the basis of this for, as far as we are concerned, this charter must have a direct application, i.e. citizens must be able to appeal to the Court of Justice, and this charter must include the new rights for Europeans in the 21st century.
On the subject of immigration, by integrating what might be called a co-development strategy, that is to say, by acknowledging that, in order to resolve the question of immigration, the underlying causes of the refugee phenomenon must be tackled in full, I believe that Tampere is a significant milestone. It is also a significant step in the recognition of the nationality rights of nationals of third countries. It is an important step. We also think that, in this fight, the contributions of the French, Germans and British on the subject of asylum rights and immigration will offer elements which must be taken into account to a greater extent in future.
In the measures relating to justice, we attach especial importance to the mutual acceptance of verdicts in civil and criminal cases. This is an essential point, in our view, for this is underpinned by the reality of a Citizens’ Europe in which it will be possible for the rights of the family to also be extended to the rights of couples of different nationalities, and not just to be a cause of problems. We therefore invite you, Mr Lipponen, to integrate the second Brussels Convention at the earliest possible juncture, since this is a matter of urgency, and it is a legal entitlement which many families are waiting for.
Next, and this will be no surprise to you, in this Parliament we attach great importance to the democratic nature of procedures. We therefore request that the legislative procedures envisaged by the Treaty of Amsterdam be applied properly. We also request that, as regards police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, these matters may be communitised in future.
Finally, if there is a Tampere spirit, we request that heading 4 of the Amsterdam Treaty may be implemented ahead of schedule. We would see that as a pledge of the good faith of all the partners involved."@en1
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