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"en.20011129.2.4-156"2
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"The war against terrorism is, and will remain, a high priority within the EU, but must not be fought at the cost of the rule of law.
We are concerned that EU governments are currently rushing to coordinate the legislation of the Member States in the war against terrorism and to amalgamate various legal traditions in a very short space of time. There is a risk of undermining the rule of law, particularly with the Commission’s proposed definition of the term ‘terrorism’. In our opinion, this definition is far too broad and allows room for too many interpretations. It is quite possible that people who, for political reasons, protest against prevailing social structures and use illegal means to do so, will fall within the parameters of the definition now being proposed. It is clearly inappropriate to go so far as to view those who protest against what they consider to be an unjust social order as terrorists.
There is a need for terrorism to be defined more clearly than has so far been the case. In this respect, we therefore welcome the European Parliament’s more specific amendments. The European Parliament and the national parliaments must also be allowed to exercise real influence before final decisions are taken by the Council of Ministers."@en1
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