Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-06-Speech-3-044"
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"Mr President, if any good came out of the events of 11 September – and it would be a brave person who said it did – I would single out two things. Firstly, it caused the world to look, for the first time perhaps, at the whole question of Islam as a religion – but I will leave that for the moment. Secondly, it caused Europe, the USA and the West to look again at the whole question of international relations. We cannot close our eyes and minds to the problems of small countries thousands of kilometres away or impoverished and troubled regions – whether or not we agree with the regimes there – and just think that they do not matter. If we do, we run the risk that the problems will manifest themselves on our doorsteps. One way that happens is through terrorism, which obviously we cannot ignore. We counter it by international cooperation.
Mr Blokland said earlier that we need to be harder and firmer. In addition to repressive measures, it is fundamental that we look at and try to address the root causes – poverty, war, oppression and a whole range of issues – that lead to terrorism. We all abhor and condemn terrorism. These two reports are a first step towards greater international cooperation in addressing terrorism and increasing international police cooperation. We, as politicians, are elected to monitor at a European level what happens. We must press for the highest possible standards, for maximum cooperation, and constantly keep the situation under review and monitor progress."@en1
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