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Mr President, first of all I would like to welcome Parliament’s support for this important proposal. Our proposal has two main elements. The first aims to set common minimal standards as regards certain procedural rights applying to criminal proceedings throughout the European Union. The intention is to promote compliance as a consistent standard, rather than to duplicate the ECHR. The areas where common minimal standards are proposed at this first stage are: firstly, access to legal advice both before and during trial; secondly, access to interpretation and translation free of charge; thirdly, ensuring that appropriate attention is given to persons who are not capable of understanding or following the proceedings; and fifthly, the right for foreign suspects to communicate with consular authorities, and a letter of rights notifying the suspected person of their rights in writing.
A decision was taken to draw up proposals relating to these five rights initially, because they are of particular importance in the context of mutual recognition. It is not the intention to suggest that these five rights are more important than others, simply that they are of more immediate relevance to mutual recognition. In seeking to enhance fair trial rights generally, this framework decision will have the effect of ensuring a reasonable level of protection to foreign suspects and defendants.
Finally, mutual recognition can only operate effectively in a spirit of confidence. This proposal for a framework decision will strengthen the mutual trust that Member States have in each other’s criminal justice systems. It is important not only to have trust in the integrity of one’s partner’s rules, but also to trust that these rules are correctly applied. That is why a monitoring mechanism is proposed."@en1
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