Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-31-Speech-3-047"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council / Security2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040331.1.3-047"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-31-Speech-3-0482
lpv:speaker	lp:Charlotte Cederschiöld2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2002-01-15--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Moderata samlingspartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, President of the Commission, President-in-Office of the Council, the atrocities in Madrid have moved the fight against crime and terrorism to the top of the European agenda. Europe needs to join forces on a scale hitherto unseen. European leaders should have realised much earlier, before the attack in Madrid and preferably even before the Treaty of Amsterdam, that one of their most important political responsibilities is to guarantee external and internal security for the Union. Bringing about measures that are sufficiently effective and multi-faceted requires respect for fundamental rights, and also democratic transparency and monitoring. Otherwise, there is a risk that the measures that directly affect citizens will be too weak and enjoy insufficient support. This particularly applies to intelligence. European leaders should have given the EU better real powers to hit out at terrorism and cross-border crime long before we were forced to adopt panic measures. Years of inactivity are reflected in the programme with which the Irish Presidency is now exemplarily presenting us, but the issues merit a long-term approach. The harsh reality is that European leaders should have shown European political leadership much sooner. An official in charge of counter-terrorism is certainly needed, but the Commission must be the central player. The most natural thing would be to build on the competence we already have in the Commission, and supplement this with a Commissioner who fills the gap that the escalated fight against terrorism threatens to create in citizens’ basic protection, particularly the protection of their privacy. A package solution to the crisis is not sufficient to fight terror. Instead, long-term measures on a Community footing are required."@en1

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