Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-03-Speech-1-105"

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dcterms:Date	"2006-07-03"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20060703.16.1-105"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-03-Speech-1-1062
lpv:speaker	lp:Mihael Brejc2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-02-14)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Slovenska demokratska stranka (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; SEDE (2004-10-26--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, this regulation is one of a number of efforts by the European institutions to improve our effectiveness in combating terrorism and money laundering. Analysis of terrorist attacks in Europe has shown that terrorist groups use various methods to collect funds for their activities. One such method is the use of payment orders for varying amounts of money made both outside the European Union and within its borders. This regulation will mean that money transfers will henceforth be subject to greater supervision, and banks will have to ensure that for each transfer of a prescribed amount of funds, all information relating to the payer is available. Even if this results in a slight increase in the workload of the banks, this regulation should not be allowed to reduce the efficiency of payment transactions. Although initially it appeared that this was one of many regulations – and may I mention in passing that there are around 60 regulations of this type aimed at combating terrorism – although this is one of a number of regulations that we initially thought would be rapidly completed, this has not yet happened. A series of proposed amendments have emerged, and more often than not the subject of our discussions has been what level of funds should be subject to transfer supervision. After a lengthy process of coordination with the rapporteur, the Commission and the Council, we finally have an agreed 15 proposed amendments supported by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats. We also support the proposed amendments that relate to the so-called ‘review clause’, and the fixing of a threshold for payment orders. Towards the end of the discussions another question arose, namely the gathering of information by the US intelligence agency, the CIA, which would obtain data on bank transfers using the SWIFT code and the kind of consequences this might have for data protection. We in the Group of the European People’s Party believe that this issue is not a subject of the regulation, and we do not therefore support a debate in the context of this report. Moreover, although a large number of regulations, directives and so forth relating to the fight against terrorism have been produced since 2001, within our political group we believe that this regulation will make its own contribution towards the easier identification of financial ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(the President cut off the speaker)."1

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