Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-05-Speech-3-026"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:”Echelon”2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010905.2.3-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-05-Speech-3-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is no secret that the Group of the Greens wanted to introduce a stronger investigative tool, a committee of enquiry, in order to ascertain the truth about ECHELON, but unfortunately, the majority of this Parliament did not feel up to it. However, a temporary committee has been set up, which is something. Although a committee of enquiry might have revealed more secrets, I can now say that it is not the lack of facts which disappointed my group, it is the conclusions. Tapping can be necessary sometimes, but the improper tapping of our citizens and non-governmental organisations contravenes the European Convention on Human Rights, because it is disproportionate by definition. Although the European Convention on Human Rights has been mentioned, the conclusions do not state in so many words that ECHELON violates citizens’ rights. Similarly, it is not written anywhere that the United Kingdom and Germany must stop facilitating ECHELON. Of course, the world will not immediately change by a vote we take in Parliament, but that does not mean that that vote is unimportant: we need to make it clear what is and what is not acceptable. The Netherlands will soon be debating a law on intelligence and security services in parliament. This law legitimises ECHELON-type activities. An increasing number of governments want to narrow the information gap compared with other governments by setting up large-scale and improper tapping operations themselves. It is our task to stop this snowball effect by making clear, political statements against the violation of human rights. Otherwise, I have no choice but to vote against this motion."@en1

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