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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating terrorism2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010905.3.3-055"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-05-Speech-3-0562
lpv:speaker	lp:Peter Sichrovsky2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; NA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PETI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (1999-07-20--2003-02-12)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the report describes very graphically the dangers of terrorism in both its old and new forms and the threat it poses as well as the powerlessness of Europe’s traditional institutions in the face of the terrorist threat. If I may take the liberty to contest perhaps only one point, the threat of terrorism really has nothing to do with a democratic society – even though such societies are often the target of terrorist activity – but is a far more pervasive threat against all people, whatever the political conditions in which they live. That is why it is so difficult, and perhaps not even so important, to define the concept of terrorism more precisely. Maybe we should rather do as the report suggests and proceed from a definition of terrorist acts which focuses on the threat they pose to individuals and groups of people. Agreement at European level is the prerequisite for more effectively coordinated action, and the acceleration of extradition processes, which the report proposes, is certainly important too. The principle enunciated in Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union, which calls terrorism a form of international crime, must be binding on all EU Member States, whose political representatives of particular ideological persuasions defend acts of violence inside or outside the EU as justifiable. I recall the discussions on the Middle East conflict, when some of our colleagues were suddenly able to sympathise with terrorist activities on one side or the other, although these were quite simply death squad operations and attacks on the civilian population. Besides the organisational requirement, namely cooperation between the responsible institutions, the political will to combat terrorist activities is also essential. There is never any justification for threatening an innocent person."@en1

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