Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-29-Speech-4-148"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011129.2.4-148"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-29-Speech-4-1492
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-09-10--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". I endorse the present report and the proposal on a framework decision to combat terrorism. Since terrorism is invariably cross-border in nature, the European countries will need to join forces. However, the European arrest warrant goes too far in one area. It concerns the negative list and the abolition of dual criminality, as proposed by the Commission. Since Member States are not very keen on surrendering criminals as it is, a general arrest warrant and hence the abolition of dual criminality will meet with major problems. Various Member States, including the Netherlands, will indeed make every effort to prevent surrender for euthanasia or abortion, for example. That is why I have supported the amendments tabled by fellow MEPs Niall Andrews and Brian Crowley. They call for a positive list. This is also in line with the Council’s current view. The European arrest warrant would then only apply to crimes which feature on this list. This is, for example, true for an arrest warrant that applies to punishable offences whose criminality has already been harmonised at European level, such as terrorism. If this appears to be working well, the number of crimes on the positive list can always be extended. Drafting a negative list may indeed be an option in future, but it is still too early for this. One should not forget that Member State criminal law largely reflects their national culture. The discrepancies between the Member States are simply too vast at the moment. Since the amendments tabled by Mr Andrews and Mr Crowley have not been adopted, we are unable to support the second part of the Watson report with regard to the European arrest warrant. It seems to make little sense to us to vote for a negative list while the Council has decided on a positive list."@en1

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