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Like its predecessors, the informal summit in Ghent showed the disagreements that exist between the various Heads of State, which have been the subject of a great deal of comment in the media.
Over and above this apparent discord, though, there has been unanimity on one essential point: the EU is well and truly at war and it is going to back up its commitment to join in combat. Its repressive arsenal is moving ahead by leaps and bounds:
The Rapid Strike Force will become reality;
A European Judicial Area will allow the creation of one public prosecution authority and harmonise punishments;
The prerogatives of Europol are going to be strengthened.
Without doubt, the most immediate threat to citizens' liberties is the introduction of a European arrest warrant, which, by creating an exceptional law for all the supposed terrorists, will make greater repression possible across the whole of the EU. The definition of a terrorist has been made broader, and will be able to be applied to all who resist an unjust and intolerable order.
There was clearly no space at this summit for a social Europe; on the contrary, the summit demanded pay restraint and far-reaching reform of the labour market. In Ghent, social Europe was on the streets – in the demonstrations organised by the young and by the workers.
Therefore, out of support for these events, we will be voting against this resolution on the results of the Ghent Summit."@en1
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